by Carol Burns, Pax ChristiDisarming the HeartA liturgy of repentance in a Nuclear AgeAn Ash Wednesday service will be held on Wednesday 6th March at 12.30 outside Holy Trinity Church on Boar Lane in Leeds.Since 1982, Christians have assembled on Ash Wednesday at the Ministry of Defence to pray for peace and a conversion of […]
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14 Jan – Holocaust Memorial Day Citizen’s Commemoration
We have received the following invitation from a group of people from a number of different faith and social activism traditions Invitation to a Holocaust Memorial Day Citizen’s Commemoration 12-1pm City Square Leeds Sunday 26th January 2025 Never Again for Anyone. We are a group of people from a number of different faith and social […]
11 Jan – Blessed are the Peacemakers
Commission member Sean Morris is featured in the New Year’s Day podcast called ‘All Kinds of Catholics’. The All Kinds of Catholic podcast is created and hosted by Theresa Alessandro. In each episode, Theresa is in conversation with a different Catholic guest exploring how they live their faith in the world today. Guests will often be people who […]
21 Dec – Pax Christi Peace Sunday
by Lucy Irven, Commission MemberPax Christi England & Wales is a membership organisation operating within Pax Christi International, the Catholic movement for peace and nonviolence. The work of Pax Christi – the Peace of Christ – is based on the gospel and inspired by faith, rooted in Catholic Christianity but open to all who share its values […]
28 Oct – Drones and Modern Warfare
This is a precis of the talk given by Chris Cole (Director of Drone Wars UK and Vice Chair of Pax Christi UK) when he spoke at the Yorkshire Sabeel meeting in September. Although this talk focussed on the use of drones, Chris stressed the importance of looking at alternative thinking; to challenge the idea […]
12 Jun – New Pax Christi Director visits Leeds Diocese
Theresa Alessandro, the new Director of Pax Christi UK, visited the Leeds Diocese on 10 June. Pax Christi UK is the UK part of an international Catholic peace movement.Theresa had agreed to time her visit so that it coincided with the quarterly meeting of the full J&P Commission. John Battle, Chair of the Commission had […]
13 Nov – Remembrance is not enough Service
Here are some of the key points made by our guest speaker at our service at Mill Hill Chapel on 10 November. Solidarity is one of the basic concepts in Catholic Social Teaching: “We are all one family in the world. Building a community that empowers everyone to attain their full potential through each of […]