Next Meeting: February 2nd 2019
MLK March 2019
Pax Christi is a Catholic peace movement with 120 member organizations worldwide that promotes peace, respect of human rights, justice and reconciliation throughout the world.
Grounded in the belief that peace is possible and that vicious cycles of violence and injustice can be broken, Pax Christi addresses the root causes and destructive consequences of violent conflict and war.
Pax Christi San Antonio works with all organizations in the city that promote peace and justice for all peoples.
Grounded in the belief that peace is possible and that vicious cycles of violence and injustice can be broken, Pax Christi addresses the root causes and destructive consequences of violent conflict and war.
Pax Christi San Antonio works with all organizations in the city that promote peace and justice for all peoples.
Calendar
In Austin
Monday February 4 to Wednesday February 6, Mid-Winter Lectures. Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr., “Moral Agency and Leadership.” Dr. Miroslav Volf, “Trampling on Pearls? Theology and What Matters the Most.” Katelyn Beaty, “New Norms for New Era.” Shelton Chapel, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 100 E. 27th St. For details and registration, see https://www.austinseminary.edu/page.cfm?p=3657.
Thursday February 7, 5:00pm-6:30pm, Rita Stephan, “Women in the Muslim World.” Fleck Hall 305, St. Edward’s University, 3001 S. Congress Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cel-speaker-series-rita-stephan-on-women-in-the-muslim-world-tickets-46805163504. For parking permit: https://www.stedwards.edu/contact-us/main/main-campus-united-states.
Friday February 8 and Saturday February 9, 7:30pm, performance: “Sister Moses. The Story of Harriet Tubman.” Desert dance Theatre. Contact Huston-Tillotson University.
Saturday February 16, 8:00am-4:00pm, Texas Coalition against the Death Penalty 2019 Annual Conference: Uniting for Justice. St. David’s Episcopal Church, 301 E 8th St. Information: tcadp.org
In Dallas
Friday February 8, 12:00pm-1:30pm, Bolin Family Public Life personal faith Scholarship Luncheon. Judy Woodruff, PBS Newshour, interviewed by Peggy Wehrmeyer. Information: John Mrtin, johnma@smu.edu, (214) 768-2026.
Friday February 8, 2:00pm, Jeffrey Kopstein, “Intimate Violence: anti-Jewish Pogroms on the Eve of the Holocaust.” Davidson Auditorium, University of Texas Dallas.
Friday February 8, 8:00am-10:00am, Tom Wong, “Public Charge & Voter Mobilization: Immigration Policy Concerns Debunked.” 5th Floor, Jones day Law Firm, 2727 N. Harwood St. Information: Bora Laci, tower@smu.edu, 214-768-4716; or use “register” button at https://calendar.smu.edu/site/centerinstitutes/event/lcld-policy-forum/
In El Paso
Wednesday January 30, 12:00pm, death penalty vigil, in front of El Paso County Courthouse, 500 E. San Antonio
In Houston
Tuesday January 29, 7:00pm-8:30pm, panel discussion, “Religion and the University.” Sewell hall, Room 309, Rice University. Information: Hayley Helmstreet, jhj2@rice.edu. Free, but register. See https://events.rice.edu/#!view/event/date/20190129/event_id/23533
Wednesday February 13, 7:00pm-8:00pm, Richard Rothstein, on government creating racial segregation. Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet St. Paid parking available at 1144 Binz St.
Thursday February 21, 7:00pm-9:00pm, panel on spirituality (“Spiritual but not religious”) and public action: Ashley Clemmer (Ruthko Chapel), Sean Fitzpatrick (Jung Center), moderated by Elaine Howard Ecklund, Ph.D. (Rice University). Jung Center, 5200 Montrose.
Friday February 22, 8:00am-9:00am, Tony Brown (Sociology, Rice Univrsity), “Disaffiliation among emerging adults: Implications for life satisfaction, moral relativism, and support of social justice.” Lovett Hall 402, Rice University (use Entrance C). Free, but register at https://events.rice.edu/#!view/event/date/20190222/event_id/20202. Information: Hayley Hemstreet hjh2@rice.edu.
In San Antonio
Friday January 25, 6:30pm, Dream Week panel, “San Antonio in the Holy Land.” University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell Ave. (parking off Shook St.). Sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace.
Sunday January 27, 3:00pm-5:00pm, Blessing of the Peacemakers. 2019 San Antonio Peace Laureates: Patricia Castillo, Rebecca Flores, Nickie Valdez. Sponsored by peaceCenter of San Antonio. Whitley Center, Oblate school of Theology, 285 Oblate Dr.
Wednesday January 30, 12:00pm-1:00pm, death penalty vigil, across from Bexar County Justice Center, 300 Dolorosa.
Wednesday January 30, 6:00pm, Former Congressman Charles Gonzalez and Sheriff Javier Salazar, “Gun Violence: What Can Be Done.” Central Public Library, 600 Soledad.
Tuesday February 5, 4:00pm=5:00pm, William Egginton, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University) on our educational system embodying the very social and economic inequality it should challenge. Chapman Center Auditorium, Trinity University, One Trinity Place. Parking at Alamo Stadium.
Thursday February 21, 3:00pm-6:00pm, pre-immigration symposium. Keynote speaker, Sarnata Reynolds, “Building a Lifeline: A Proposed Global Platform and Responsibility Sharing Model for the Global Compact on Refugees.” Sarita Kenedy East Law Library, Law Alumni Room, St. Mary’s University, 1 Camino Santa Maria. Information: pmartinez46@stmarytx.edu.
Tuesday February 26, 7:00pm, Marie Dennis, “Active Nonviolence: A Paradigm Shift to a More Peaceful World.” Student Engagement Center Ballroom, University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway. Marie Dennis was a primary organizer of the 2016 Conference on Nonviolence and Just Peace co-sponsored by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, and Pax Christi International.
Tuesday March 5, 6:00pm, 14th Annual Dialogue and Friendship Dinner. Keynote speaker, Abdulhamit Bilici (former editor Zaman, newspaper in Turkey), “Free Press and Democracy: An Exiled Editor’s View.” University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg Skyroom, 847 E. Hildebrand. $45; RSVP at www.dialoguedinner19.eventbrite.com.
Tuesday March 19, 7:00pm-9:00pm, Green Sacred Texts (environmental passages from diverse traditions). $10. SoL Center, University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell (park off Shook). Register at https://www.upcsa.org/registration/
In Austin
Monday February 4 to Wednesday February 6, Mid-Winter Lectures. Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr., “Moral Agency and Leadership.” Dr. Miroslav Volf, “Trampling on Pearls? Theology and What Matters the Most.” Katelyn Beaty, “New Norms for New Era.” Shelton Chapel, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 100 E. 27th St. For details and registration, see https://www.austinseminary.edu/page.cfm?p=3657.
Thursday February 7, 5:00pm-6:30pm, Rita Stephan, “Women in the Muslim World.” Fleck Hall 305, St. Edward’s University, 3001 S. Congress Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cel-speaker-series-rita-stephan-on-women-in-the-muslim-world-tickets-46805163504. For parking permit: https://www.stedwards.edu/contact-us/main/main-campus-united-states.
Friday February 8 and Saturday February 9, 7:30pm, performance: “Sister Moses. The Story of Harriet Tubman.” Desert dance Theatre. Contact Huston-Tillotson University.
Saturday February 16, 8:00am-4:00pm, Texas Coalition against the Death Penalty 2019 Annual Conference: Uniting for Justice. St. David’s Episcopal Church, 301 E 8th St. Information: tcadp.org
In Dallas
Friday February 8, 12:00pm-1:30pm, Bolin Family Public Life personal faith Scholarship Luncheon. Judy Woodruff, PBS Newshour, interviewed by Peggy Wehrmeyer. Information: John Mrtin, johnma@smu.edu, (214) 768-2026.
Friday February 8, 2:00pm, Jeffrey Kopstein, “Intimate Violence: anti-Jewish Pogroms on the Eve of the Holocaust.” Davidson Auditorium, University of Texas Dallas.
Friday February 8, 8:00am-10:00am, Tom Wong, “Public Charge & Voter Mobilization: Immigration Policy Concerns Debunked.” 5th Floor, Jones day Law Firm, 2727 N. Harwood St. Information: Bora Laci, tower@smu.edu, 214-768-4716; or use “register” button at https://calendar.smu.edu/site/centerinstitutes/event/lcld-policy-forum/
In El Paso
Wednesday January 30, 12:00pm, death penalty vigil, in front of El Paso County Courthouse, 500 E. San Antonio
In Houston
Tuesday January 29, 7:00pm-8:30pm, panel discussion, “Religion and the University.” Sewell hall, Room 309, Rice University. Information: Hayley Helmstreet, jhj2@rice.edu. Free, but register. See https://events.rice.edu/#!view/event/date/20190129/event_id/23533
Wednesday February 13, 7:00pm-8:00pm, Richard Rothstein, on government creating racial segregation. Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet St. Paid parking available at 1144 Binz St.
Thursday February 21, 7:00pm-9:00pm, panel on spirituality (“Spiritual but not religious”) and public action: Ashley Clemmer (Ruthko Chapel), Sean Fitzpatrick (Jung Center), moderated by Elaine Howard Ecklund, Ph.D. (Rice University). Jung Center, 5200 Montrose.
Friday February 22, 8:00am-9:00am, Tony Brown (Sociology, Rice Univrsity), “Disaffiliation among emerging adults: Implications for life satisfaction, moral relativism, and support of social justice.” Lovett Hall 402, Rice University (use Entrance C). Free, but register at https://events.rice.edu/#!view/event/date/20190222/event_id/20202. Information: Hayley Hemstreet hjh2@rice.edu.
In San Antonio
Friday January 25, 6:30pm, Dream Week panel, “San Antonio in the Holy Land.” University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell Ave. (parking off Shook St.). Sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace.
Sunday January 27, 3:00pm-5:00pm, Blessing of the Peacemakers. 2019 San Antonio Peace Laureates: Patricia Castillo, Rebecca Flores, Nickie Valdez. Sponsored by peaceCenter of San Antonio. Whitley Center, Oblate school of Theology, 285 Oblate Dr.
Wednesday January 30, 12:00pm-1:00pm, death penalty vigil, across from Bexar County Justice Center, 300 Dolorosa.
Wednesday January 30, 6:00pm, Former Congressman Charles Gonzalez and Sheriff Javier Salazar, “Gun Violence: What Can Be Done.” Central Public Library, 600 Soledad.
Tuesday February 5, 4:00pm=5:00pm, William Egginton, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University) on our educational system embodying the very social and economic inequality it should challenge. Chapman Center Auditorium, Trinity University, One Trinity Place. Parking at Alamo Stadium.
Thursday February 21, 3:00pm-6:00pm, pre-immigration symposium. Keynote speaker, Sarnata Reynolds, “Building a Lifeline: A Proposed Global Platform and Responsibility Sharing Model for the Global Compact on Refugees.” Sarita Kenedy East Law Library, Law Alumni Room, St. Mary’s University, 1 Camino Santa Maria. Information: pmartinez46@stmarytx.edu.
Tuesday February 26, 7:00pm, Marie Dennis, “Active Nonviolence: A Paradigm Shift to a More Peaceful World.” Student Engagement Center Ballroom, University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway. Marie Dennis was a primary organizer of the 2016 Conference on Nonviolence and Just Peace co-sponsored by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, and Pax Christi International.
Tuesday March 5, 6:00pm, 14th Annual Dialogue and Friendship Dinner. Keynote speaker, Abdulhamit Bilici (former editor Zaman, newspaper in Turkey), “Free Press and Democracy: An Exiled Editor’s View.” University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg Skyroom, 847 E. Hildebrand. $45; RSVP at www.dialoguedinner19.eventbrite.com.
Tuesday March 19, 7:00pm-9:00pm, Green Sacred Texts (environmental passages from diverse traditions). $10. SoL Center, University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell (park off Shook). Register at https://www.upcsa.org/registration/
Links
Pax Christi International
http://www.paxchristi.net/
Pax Christi U.S.A.
http://www.paxchristiusa.org
Pax Christi Texas
http://www.paxchristitexas.org
Pax Christi San Antonio
http://www.paxchristisa.org
Contact person:
Maria Tobin
matob@aol.com
Pax Christi International
http://www.paxchristi.net/
Pax Christi U.S.A.
http://www.paxchristiusa.org
Pax Christi Texas
http://www.paxchristitexas.org
Pax Christi San Antonio
http://www.paxchristisa.org
Contact person:
Maria Tobin
matob@aol.com
COPS / Metro Alliance
www.copsmetro.com/
Marianist Social Justice Collaborative
www.msjc.net
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, International JPIC Committee
http://saccvi.blogspot.com/
San Antonio Peace Center
http://www.sanantoniopeace.center
Interfaith Radio, (Interfaith Voices)
http://www.interfaithradio.org/
Texas Catholic Campaign to End the Death Penalty
www.txccedp.org
COPS / Metro Alliance
www.copsmetro.com/
Marianist Social Justice Collaborative
www.msjc.net
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, International JPIC Committee
http://saccvi.blogspot.com/
San Antonio Peace Center
http://www.sanantoniopeace.center
Interfaith Radio, (Interfaith Voices)
http://www.interfaithradio.org/
Texas Catholic Campaign to End the Death Penalty
www.txccedp.org
