PRAYER - STUDY - ACTION
PAX CHRISTI SAN ANTONIO January 2023
“There is Such a Thing as Being Too Late”
Taking a lesson from Martin Luther King’s anti-militarist stand and reminding us that this is
no me for apathy or complacency, this is a me for vigorous and positive acon.
Invited guests:
Dennis Speed and Ron Bettag are both founding members of the
Schiller Institute established in
1984 in Wiesbaden, West Germany and Washington, D.C. in the United States, and have been
in acve leadership roles for the past almost four decades.
Both personally also have Catholic seminary backgrounds.
A Quarterly Forum Offered by Pax Christi TX
January 26, 2023 – 7-8:30 pm Central
To join forum
h!ps://us
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83542887623?pwd=VDY1K2V4QUxBN0paMmZYalYxQklVZz0902web.zoom.us/j/83542887623?pwd=VDY1K2V4QUxBN0paMmZYalYxQklVZz09
Also, please see:
Video clip of Ray McGovern’s message made January 10, 2023
Made for Germany’s EWTN-TV, the Catholic TV network
A plea to Pope Francis I
h!ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsaN2rZLuT
PAX CHRISTI SAN ANTONIO January 2023
“There is Such a Thing as Being Too Late”
Taking a lesson from Martin Luther King’s anti-militarist stand and reminding us that this is
no me for apathy or complacency, this is a me for vigorous and positive acon.
Invited guests:
Dennis Speed and Ron Bettag are both founding members of the
Schiller Institute established in
1984 in Wiesbaden, West Germany and Washington, D.C. in the United States, and have been
in acve leadership roles for the past almost four decades.
Both personally also have Catholic seminary backgrounds.
A Quarterly Forum Offered by Pax Christi TX
January 26, 2023 – 7-8:30 pm Central
To join forum
h!ps://us
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83542887623?pwd=VDY1K2V4QUxBN0paMmZYalYxQklVZz0902web.zoom.us/j/83542887623?pwd=VDY1K2V4QUxBN0paMmZYalYxQklVZz09
Also, please see:
Video clip of Ray McGovern’s message made January 10, 2023
Made for Germany’s EWTN-TV, the Catholic TV network
A plea to Pope Francis I
h!ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsaN2rZLuT
TCADP San Antonio, TX
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Schedule of Executions and collaboration with the Texas Citizens Against the Death Penalty
HOME | DEATH ROW | Death Row InformationDeath Row InformationScheduled ExecutionsScheduled ExecutionLinkLast NameFirst NameTDCJ NumberDate of BirthRaceDate ReceivedCounty
02/01/2023Inmate InformationRuizWesley 99953611/20/1979H07/16/2008Dallas
03/07/2023Inmate InformationGreenGary 99956103/14/1971B11/22/2010Dallas
03/09/2023Inmate InformationBrown, Jr.Arthur99911008/14/1970B06/30/1994Harris
Join us in opposing the death penalty.
* Summary of Pax Christi Social Justice Principles 2020
There are many, many social justice issues, which at times find us overwhelmed and wishing we could be more effective. The Pax Christi principles will be listed here in summary and should you have an interest in addressing one or more in our meetings, please share your thoughts and resources.
Learn more of San Antonio Pax Christi and consider joining our monthly zoom educational gatherings. Also learn of more at paxchristiusa.org
Pax Christi Statement of Principles (Extracts from the election 2020)
Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge the displacement of Indigenous peoples.
Acknowledgement of the Legacy of Slavery: We recognize the profiteering and the continuing to benefit.
Acknowledgement of the Role of the Catholic Church: We acknowledge and repent for the sins of anti-Black racism, enslavement and segregation.
On Racial Justice: Violence inherent in systemic racism is an affront to the God who creates.
On (Im)migration: Migrants and refugees are fleeing poverty, violence, and environmental devastation. We support refuge, citizenship and justice.
On Climate Change: We support action on a condition which fuels poverty, food insecurity, displacement and violence.
On Militarism: We support the abolition of nuclear weapons, the funding of nonviolent solutions to conflict.
On Palestine: We support pressure of the leaders of Israel toward a just peace.
Covid-19: We support people of color, the elderly, people with disabilities.
Healthcare: We support a universal healthcare system.
LGBTQ+ Equality: We affirm the right to equality and an end to criminalization.
Mass Incarceration and the Death Penalty: We support restorative justice practices and an end to the death penalty.
On Education: We support an educational system which supports a historically accurate curricula.
Homelessness and Housing: We support affordable and accessible housing.
Gun Violence: We support reasonable measures and universal background checks.
On Labor: We support the dignity in all work, fair wages, and the ability to join unions.
The complete reference to the Principles are located at:
https://paxchristiusa.org/2020/09/16/statement-of-principles-elections-2020
Notices
Anti-Nuclear Weapons Banners: Please take a look at the picture of the banner in the attachment. It refers to an international treaty that the Holy See has ratified. Pax Christi Dallas is working with the Nuclear Free World committee for the Dallas Peace and Justice Center to find good places in Texas to put them for the month of January--high traffic areas near a traffic light or stop sign where cars have to stop so then the drivers will have a chance to read them. In the bottom corners you will see the website link to ICAN (www.icanw.org) so that folks can go there and finds lots of information. ICAN is the International Coalition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and won the Nobel Peace Prize about a year ago. For a banner, contact Joyce Hall: hallmj@sbcglobal.net
What really happens to the used clothing you donate? Read this revelatory article by Anna deSouza: https://www.rd.com/article/what-happens-used-clothing-donations/
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Antonio was the first local organization to endorse this bill, which has also been endorsed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. See https://mail.yahoo.com/d/folders/1/messages/AL3K2mRHejHBX9ewnwO9CKEAaFY
The report at: https://tcadp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Texas-Death-Penalty-Developments-in-2020-FINAL.pdf
Watch Pax Christi USA’s Michelle Sherman, interviewed in the “Young Peacebuilders” series of Pax Christi International: https://paxchristiusa.org/2020/12/16/watch-pax-christi-usas-michelle-sherman-featured-on-young-peacebuilders-series/
Executive Director, Hope Border Institute
Sr. Norma Pimentel, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley
Access the webinar at: https://justiceforimmigrants.org/webinars/border-realities-and-migrant-protection-webinar/
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
