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Very Special Event Coming to the Northwoods2008 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee John Dear, S.J. "Our lifetime call - to follow Jesus and Francis on the path of nonviolence" 
Saturday October 4, 2008 John Dear, an internationally recognized voice for peace and Christian nonviolence, is a Jesuit priest and activist. He served as the Executive Director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the largest interfaith peace group in the nation, coordinated chaplains for the Red Cross in New York after 9/11, and has been an activist against war and nuclear weapons. He lives in New Mexico where he leads a campaign to disarm Los Alamos. Father John Dear will offer reflections on violence, nonviolence, Jesus and Francis, and how we can take another step forward on the path of peace howwe can welcome a new worldwithout war, poverty or nuclear weapons. Together we will renew our calling to be peacemakers, sons and daughters of the God of Peace. Sponsored by Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center. This is your unique opportunity to hear an internationally renowned lecturer -- and 2008 Nobel Peace Prize nominee -- on a topic that is currently on the minds and in the hearts of many Americans!
Free-will Program Offering Appreciated "Fr John Dear is...the embodiment of a peacemaker. He has led by example through his actions and in his writings, and in numerous sermons, speeches and demonstations. He believes that peace is not something static, but rather to make peace is to be engaged, mind, body and spirit. His teaching is to love yourself, to love your neighbor, your enemy, and to love the world and to understand the pro- found responsibility in doing all of these." Archbishop Desmond Tutu in his letter supporting John Dear's nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. download the flyer and registration form »
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