Who we are |
Grounded in the Gospel and Catholic social teaching, Pax Christi San Antonio is a membership organization that rejects war, preparation for war, every form of violence and domination, and personal and systemic racism. As a section of Pax Christi International, we are a Catholic peace and justice movement that seeks to model the Peace of Christ in our witness to the mandate of the nonviolence of the Cross
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Local Environment:
An agreement was finalized in August to permanently set aside property extending from the University of the Incarnate Word to Olmos Drive, next to Olmos Dam.
Within those 50 acres is the Blue Hole: the headwaters spring for the San Antonio River.
Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas partnered with the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and The Headwaters at Incarnate Word to secure a conservation easement for that 50 acres.
Within those 50 acres is the Blue Hole: the headwaters spring for the San Antonio River.
Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas partnered with the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and The Headwaters at Incarnate Word to secure a conservation easement for that 50 acres.
"That conservation easement guarantees that the property will not ever be developed outside of a natural area," Green Space Alliance.
https://www.headwaters-iw.org/conservation-easement
https://www.headwaters-iw.org/conservation-easement
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Sierra Club Letter Writing: Get Out the Vote
An effective way to "Get Out The Vote" is to join the Sierra Club in writing letters to voters for whom a nudge will make a difference. "Who votes" is public information, "how you vote" is private. The Sierra Club has identified voters inclined to vote environmental, but who would benefit from a nudge. Join the Serra Club to write a million letters, to be mailed on a specific day: https://www.sierraclubindependentaction.org/writing-climate-voters-letters |
Calendar
Times are given for the Central Time Zone.
Tuesday October 27, 11:30am (12:30pm ET), online panel “The Moral and Public Obligations of Political Winners, Losers, and the Rest of Us,” Christine Emba (Washington Post), Joe Goldman (Democracy Fund), Cherie Harder (Trinity Forum), Denis McDonough (University of Notre Dame), and Michael Steele (MSNBC), moderated by John Carr (Georgetown University). RSVP at: https://catholicsocialthought.georgetown.edu/events/election-2020-the-moral-and-public-obligations-of-winners-losers-and-the-rest-of-us#rsvp
Tuesday October 27, 5:00pm-6:00pm, “Race and Religion in the Presidential Election,” Gerardo Marti (Davidson College) and Stephanie Y. Mitchem (University of South Carolina). Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86564638381?pwd=MTBtSFl6eVhoTUF3SXJ2VlBWd0N2QT09#success
Wednesday October 28, Peace Day Events at University of the Incarnate Word. Three online broadcasts:
1:30pm-2:45pm, Roger Barnes on three civil rights workers murdered in 1964 for registering African Americans to vote in Mississippi.
3:00pm-4:15pm, About Face: Veterans Against the War, with Jovanni Reyes, Hart Viges, Jake Tucker, Julie Vaquera, and others.
4:30pm-5:45pm, Free Speech Theory: Understanding the Controversies, with Brandon T. Metroka (University of the Incarnate Word).
7:00pm-9:00pm, Earth Justice in Light of Laudato Sí, Diane M. Duesterhoeft (St. Mary’s University)
Register for all at: https://uiw.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pc-mspjgsE9K18KEylWRJpaUddM-V7tgL
Thursday October 29, 7:00pm-9:00pm, documentary film Separated: Children at the Border, followed by discussion with Maia Felix-Ortiz and Brando Metroka (both of University of the Incarnate Word). Register at: https://uiw.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEscemsrTMuGtZ6f0sT-Fc_J7Nxfuk-yYhp
Monday November 2 and Monday November 16, 6:30pm-8:30pm, online conference “Faith in Humanity: A Pre- and Post-Election community Conversation,” hosted by Compassionate san Antonio, Interfaith San Antonio Alliance, and the San Antonio Compassionate Institute 2020, organized by Ann Helmke (City of San Antonio). Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/faith-in-humanity-a-pre-and-post-election-community-conversation-tickets-125265347025
Saturday November 7, 10:00am, live streamed border mass, accessible on the Catholic Diocese of El Paso web page. The dioceses of El Paso, Las Cruces, and Ciudad Juarez will join in the celebration of the mass, with bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces officiating.
Saturday November 7, 2:00pm, Pax Christi San Antonio meeting, with Lauren Bailey from Pax Christi USA. For zoom invitation contact Anthony Blasi: J6anthonyblasi@yahoo.com
Sunday November 8, 10:00am, zoom discussion “How to Calculate Carbon and Plastic Footprints,” Jim Blackburn (Rice University). St. Philip, Houston, Church & Society Program. Access at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86564638381?pwd=MTBtSFl6eVhoTUF3SXJ2VlBWd0N2QT09#success
Tuesday November 10, 6:00pm (7:00pm ET), Pax Christi USA “Grassroots Leadership Call,” primarily for Pax Christi members. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86492056719
Tuesday November 10, 7:00pm (6:00pm MT), bilingual online discussion “Pope Francis and the Current Economy of Exclusion,” Fr. Fabian Marques (El Buen Pastor Church, Sparks) and Carlos Marentes (Centro Sin Frontieras). Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85608443210?pwd=QlN2WGZHS0laeEhmU1hoMEJjOUFLZz09
Meeting ID: 856 0844 3210; Passcode: ecofran
Wednesday November 11, 12:00pm (1:00pm ET), “Drawdown for Congregations,” online presentation about congregations using less carbon in their buildings. Elizabeth Bagley (Project Drawdown). Registration information TBA.
Wednesday November 11, 7:00pm (6:00pm MT), bilingual online discussion “The economy of inclusion,” Fr. Mario Serrano, ofm.conv (chaplain, University of Texas El Paso). Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82373438626?pwd=d3pWQTVvWklKRUZ0TE9BanhJdHRwQT09
Meeting ID: 823 7343 8626; Passcode: ecofran
Wednesday November 11, 7:00pm-8:30pm, online lecture “The Life & Witness of Ben Salmon: On the Front Line of the ‘Army of Peace,’” Michael Baxter (Regis University, Denver). Ben Salmon was an American World War I war resister. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-life-witness-of-ben-salmon-on-the-front-lines-of-the-army-of-peace-tickets-125403490215.
Monday November 14, 12:00pm (1:00pm ET), webinar “Drawdown for Congregations,” on congregations reducing carbon emissions, with Elizabeth Bagley (Project Drawdown). Register at: http://bit.ly/IPLDrawdown Sunday November 15, 10:00am, online presentation “Carbon Offsets and How to Purchase Them,” Jim Blackburn (Coastal Exchange). Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86564638381?pwd=MTBtSFl6eVhoTUF3SXJ2VlBWd0N2QT09#success
Tuesday November 17, 7:00pm (6:00pm MT), bilingual online conversation “How to Build an Economy Centered on Inclusion,” Sebastian Chacon (Just Catholics young adult group). Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84451678674?pwd=YjJPcDVLaUZwd042cG9uWTUreHZ0UT09
Meeting ID: 844 5167 8674; Passcode: ecofran
Wednesday November 18, 7:00pm (6:00pm MT), online bilingual conversation “From Reflection to Action,” Marco Rapozo (Catholic Diocese of El Paso). Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84873915944?pwd=SSt4UEFuenJHNjQ3STlacU90a2ZDQT09
Meeting ID: 848 7391 5944; Passcode: ecofran
Thursday November 19, 2:00pm-3:00pm (3:00pm-4:00pm ET), online conversation “Religion & the 2020 Election,” Amanda Friesen and Andrew Whitehead (both of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis). Register at: https://iu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J8h_mPr9QVKBjsT6wbS2Dg
Notices
Video, Immigration Nation - An Inside View of ICE & How it Operates: https://www.netflix.com/title/80994107
Online Resource for families or small groups:
If you’re needing some social interaction with depth, more than just listening to zoom webinars, longing for the social time that used to happen before and after Mass, consider using the Maryknoll Weekly Reflection Guides. Gather as family or small group and use these guides in Facetime, Skype, Zoom etc. This an easy online structure with prayer, an introductory theme, a link to the Sunday Readings and some reflection questions to guide group conversation. Using the SeeJudgeAct methodology, you will be led as a group to consider where, in light of the shared reflection, the Spirit is calling you this week. The Global Solidarity charism of the Maryknoll family will feed you spiritually for these challenging times. Find the Guides in both Spanish and English at:
https://www.maryknoll.us/home/resources/mission-spirituality/ordinary-time-2020
Times are given for the Central Time Zone.
Tuesday October 27, 11:30am (12:30pm ET), online panel “The Moral and Public Obligations of Political Winners, Losers, and the Rest of Us,” Christine Emba (Washington Post), Joe Goldman (Democracy Fund), Cherie Harder (Trinity Forum), Denis McDonough (University of Notre Dame), and Michael Steele (MSNBC), moderated by John Carr (Georgetown University). RSVP at: https://catholicsocialthought.georgetown.edu/events/election-2020-the-moral-and-public-obligations-of-winners-losers-and-the-rest-of-us#rsvp
Tuesday October 27, 5:00pm-6:00pm, “Race and Religion in the Presidential Election,” Gerardo Marti (Davidson College) and Stephanie Y. Mitchem (University of South Carolina). Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86564638381?pwd=MTBtSFl6eVhoTUF3SXJ2VlBWd0N2QT09#success
Wednesday October 28, Peace Day Events at University of the Incarnate Word. Three online broadcasts:
1:30pm-2:45pm, Roger Barnes on three civil rights workers murdered in 1964 for registering African Americans to vote in Mississippi.
3:00pm-4:15pm, About Face: Veterans Against the War, with Jovanni Reyes, Hart Viges, Jake Tucker, Julie Vaquera, and others.
4:30pm-5:45pm, Free Speech Theory: Understanding the Controversies, with Brandon T. Metroka (University of the Incarnate Word).
7:00pm-9:00pm, Earth Justice in Light of Laudato Sí, Diane M. Duesterhoeft (St. Mary’s University)
Register for all at: https://uiw.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pc-mspjgsE9K18KEylWRJpaUddM-V7tgL
Thursday October 29, 7:00pm-9:00pm, documentary film Separated: Children at the Border, followed by discussion with Maia Felix-Ortiz and Brando Metroka (both of University of the Incarnate Word). Register at: https://uiw.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEscemsrTMuGtZ6f0sT-Fc_J7Nxfuk-yYhp
Monday November 2 and Monday November 16, 6:30pm-8:30pm, online conference “Faith in Humanity: A Pre- and Post-Election community Conversation,” hosted by Compassionate san Antonio, Interfaith San Antonio Alliance, and the San Antonio Compassionate Institute 2020, organized by Ann Helmke (City of San Antonio). Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/faith-in-humanity-a-pre-and-post-election-community-conversation-tickets-125265347025
Saturday November 7, 10:00am, live streamed border mass, accessible on the Catholic Diocese of El Paso web page. The dioceses of El Paso, Las Cruces, and Ciudad Juarez will join in the celebration of the mass, with bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces officiating.
Saturday November 7, 2:00pm, Pax Christi San Antonio meeting, with Lauren Bailey from Pax Christi USA. For zoom invitation contact Anthony Blasi: J6anthonyblasi@yahoo.com
Sunday November 8, 10:00am, zoom discussion “How to Calculate Carbon and Plastic Footprints,” Jim Blackburn (Rice University). St. Philip, Houston, Church & Society Program. Access at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86564638381?pwd=MTBtSFl6eVhoTUF3SXJ2VlBWd0N2QT09#success
Tuesday November 10, 6:00pm (7:00pm ET), Pax Christi USA “Grassroots Leadership Call,” primarily for Pax Christi members. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86492056719
Tuesday November 10, 7:00pm (6:00pm MT), bilingual online discussion “Pope Francis and the Current Economy of Exclusion,” Fr. Fabian Marques (El Buen Pastor Church, Sparks) and Carlos Marentes (Centro Sin Frontieras). Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85608443210?pwd=QlN2WGZHS0laeEhmU1hoMEJjOUFLZz09
Meeting ID: 856 0844 3210; Passcode: ecofran
Wednesday November 11, 12:00pm (1:00pm ET), “Drawdown for Congregations,” online presentation about congregations using less carbon in their buildings. Elizabeth Bagley (Project Drawdown). Registration information TBA.
Wednesday November 11, 7:00pm (6:00pm MT), bilingual online discussion “The economy of inclusion,” Fr. Mario Serrano, ofm.conv (chaplain, University of Texas El Paso). Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82373438626?pwd=d3pWQTVvWklKRUZ0TE9BanhJdHRwQT09
Meeting ID: 823 7343 8626; Passcode: ecofran
Wednesday November 11, 7:00pm-8:30pm, online lecture “The Life & Witness of Ben Salmon: On the Front Line of the ‘Army of Peace,’” Michael Baxter (Regis University, Denver). Ben Salmon was an American World War I war resister. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-life-witness-of-ben-salmon-on-the-front-lines-of-the-army-of-peace-tickets-125403490215.
Monday November 14, 12:00pm (1:00pm ET), webinar “Drawdown for Congregations,” on congregations reducing carbon emissions, with Elizabeth Bagley (Project Drawdown). Register at: http://bit.ly/IPLDrawdown Sunday November 15, 10:00am, online presentation “Carbon Offsets and How to Purchase Them,” Jim Blackburn (Coastal Exchange). Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86564638381?pwd=MTBtSFl6eVhoTUF3SXJ2VlBWd0N2QT09#success
Tuesday November 17, 7:00pm (6:00pm MT), bilingual online conversation “How to Build an Economy Centered on Inclusion,” Sebastian Chacon (Just Catholics young adult group). Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84451678674?pwd=YjJPcDVLaUZwd042cG9uWTUreHZ0UT09
Meeting ID: 844 5167 8674; Passcode: ecofran
Wednesday November 18, 7:00pm (6:00pm MT), online bilingual conversation “From Reflection to Action,” Marco Rapozo (Catholic Diocese of El Paso). Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84873915944?pwd=SSt4UEFuenJHNjQ3STlacU90a2ZDQT09
Meeting ID: 848 7391 5944; Passcode: ecofran
Thursday November 19, 2:00pm-3:00pm (3:00pm-4:00pm ET), online conversation “Religion & the 2020 Election,” Amanda Friesen and Andrew Whitehead (both of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis). Register at: https://iu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J8h_mPr9QVKBjsT6wbS2Dg
Notices
Video, Immigration Nation - An Inside View of ICE & How it Operates: https://www.netflix.com/title/80994107
Online Resource for families or small groups:
If you’re needing some social interaction with depth, more than just listening to zoom webinars, longing for the social time that used to happen before and after Mass, consider using the Maryknoll Weekly Reflection Guides. Gather as family or small group and use these guides in Facetime, Skype, Zoom etc. This an easy online structure with prayer, an introductory theme, a link to the Sunday Readings and some reflection questions to guide group conversation. Using the SeeJudgeAct methodology, you will be led as a group to consider where, in light of the shared reflection, the Spirit is calling you this week. The Global Solidarity charism of the Maryknoll family will feed you spiritually for these challenging times. Find the Guides in both Spanish and English at:
https://www.maryknoll.us/home/resources/mission-spirituality/ordinary-time-2020
Contact persons:
Blog contact: Tony Blasi: j6anthonyblasi@yahoo.com.
Environmental contact: arthurdawes@att.net
Web page Maria Tobin: matob@aol.com
Blog contact: Tony Blasi: j6anthonyblasi@yahoo.com.
Environmental contact: arthurdawes@att.net
Web page 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
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
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
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
