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
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
MEDIA STATEMENT on today's events at the U.S. Capitol
Johnny Zokovitch, Executive Director of Pax Christi USA,
“Let us be clear. The events unfolding today at the U.S. Capitol are the result of the demagoguery of one man, President Trump, and the failure of all those – politicians, media, family, and more – who excused, overlooked, dismissed or otherwise encouraged the hateful and divisive rhetoric that have defined this president’s term in office. Those who could have and should have held this president accountable did just the opposite for the past four years – often with designs on advancing their own agendas – and today’s ugly, shameful incidents at the U.S. Capitol were the sad, predictable outcome of this abdication of responsibility.
“In the book of the prophet Hosea, God warns ‘When they sow the wind, they will reap the whirlwind.’ For those Members of Congress who have supported this president at every turn, the belated pleas for peace, appeals for respect, and admonitions against violence – coming now when they feel themselves directly threatened – ring hollow and empty. Maybe today’s events will serve as a moment of conversion for some; maybe this moment may serve to give pause to the worst impulses of our national character. Only time will tell. The words and actions of our elected leaders moving forward will tell the tale of what impact today’s events have.
MEDIA STATEMENT on today's events at the U.S. Capitol
Johnny Zokovitch, Executive Director of Pax Christi USA,
“Let us be clear. The events unfolding today at the U.S. Capitol are the result of the demagoguery of one man, President Trump, and the failure of all those – politicians, media, family, and more – who excused, overlooked, dismissed or otherwise encouraged the hateful and divisive rhetoric that have defined this president’s term in office. Those who could have and should have held this president accountable did just the opposite for the past four years – often with designs on advancing their own agendas – and today’s ugly, shameful incidents at the U.S. Capitol were the sad, predictable outcome of this abdication of responsibility.
“In the book of the prophet Hosea, God warns ‘When they sow the wind, they will reap the whirlwind.’ For those Members of Congress who have supported this president at every turn, the belated pleas for peace, appeals for respect, and admonitions against violence – coming now when they feel themselves directly threatened – ring hollow and empty. Maybe today’s events will serve as a moment of conversion for some; maybe this moment may serve to give pause to the worst impulses of our national character. Only time will tell. The words and actions of our elected leaders moving forward will tell the tale of what impact today’s events have.
TCADP San Antonio, TX
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Calendar: Times given are for the Central Time Zone.
Monday January 11-Thursday January 14, 6:30pm (7:30pm ET)-9:00pm (10:00pm ET), students only (undergraduate & graduate): online seminar: Creating a World Free of Nuclear Weapons: Developing the Next Generation of Specialists & Activists of the Catholic Community; Drew Christianson, S.J. (Georgetown University), George A. Lopez (University of Notre Dame), Maryann Cusimano Love (Catholic University of America), Gerald Powers (University of Notre Dame), and others, hosted by the Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame. To register, contact Hannah Heinzekehr (hheinzek@nd.edu), Lisa Gallagher (lgalleg3@nd.edu), or aortega@nd.edu.
Sunday January 17, 4:00pm-5:00pm, online, 34th annual San Antonio MLK Interfaith Worship Service. Link: https://www.sanantonio.gov/tvsa ; or Catholic Television of San Antonio.
Monday January 18, 6:00pm (7:00pm ET), online, “The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” Vicki Vernon Lott (Pax Christi USA Anti-Racism Team; Holy Cross Church, Austin), sponsored by the Greater Springfield Campaign Nonviolence and the Center for Social Justice at Western New England University Law School. Register at: https://wne-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtfuippjMiG9ZJ_7p6rR6BUazd_rS3Mefh
Wednesday January 20, 7:00pm-9:00pm, online, Dream Week: “Listen for a Change,” on racial reconciliation; Jen Hatmaker (author, founder of Legacy Collective), Kimiya Denise (Black Freedom Factor), and Dorian Williams (physiologist, founder Reach SA, Texas Christian Fellowship, San Antonio Area Foundation). Access at: facebook.com/pubtheologysa/live
Thursday January 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm, online Courageous Conversation on Racism, Holy Cross Church, Austin, discussion of recent incidents at the Capitol in Washington. Access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87053993004?pwd=TmtQNk5YSUtXQUUzSFoycEZzOGxLZz09
Thursday January 21, 7:00pm-9:00pm, and Thursday January 28, 7:00pm-9:00pm, online workshop, “Am I My Brothers’ Keeper: The Racialization of America,” Joyce Jones (Archdiocese of St. Louis), and Jeff Schulenburg (Sacred Heart Parish, valley Park, Missouri, Peace & Justice Commission). Sponsored by West County Collaborative and Justie 4 All Team. Information and links for the two dates at: https://files.constantcontact.com/bbbab666001/9d56db3b-a392-4d63-bac3-99e4f4d42ac3.pdf
Sunday January 24, 9:30am, online “Immigration Update--It’s still a Mess…But I s There Hope?” Nancy Kral (prof. retired, Lone Star College). Access at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86564638381?pwd=MTBtSFl6eVhoTUF3SXJ2VlBWd0N2QT09#success
Wednesday January 27, 7:00pm, Maurice Chammah (Marshall Project) will discuss his book, Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty, moderated by Pamela Colloff (ProPublica). Hosted by Austin’s independent bookstore, Book People. Register and/or order the book at: https://www.bookpeople.com/event/virtual-event-maurice-chammah-let-lord-sort-them
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
Texas Death Penalty Developments in 2020: The Year in Review, Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Access 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/
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
Monday January 11-Thursday January 14, 6:30pm (7:30pm ET)-9:00pm (10:00pm ET), students only (undergraduate & graduate): online seminar: Creating a World Free of Nuclear Weapons: Developing the Next Generation of Specialists & Activists of the Catholic Community; Drew Christianson, S.J. (Georgetown University), George A. Lopez (University of Notre Dame), Maryann Cusimano Love (Catholic University of America), Gerald Powers (University of Notre Dame), and others, hosted by the Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame. To register, contact Hannah Heinzekehr (hheinzek@nd.edu), Lisa Gallagher (lgalleg3@nd.edu), or aortega@nd.edu.
Sunday January 17, 4:00pm-5:00pm, online, 34th annual San Antonio MLK Interfaith Worship Service. Link: https://www.sanantonio.gov/tvsa ; or Catholic Television of San Antonio.
Monday January 18, 6:00pm (7:00pm ET), online, “The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” Vicki Vernon Lott (Pax Christi USA Anti-Racism Team; Holy Cross Church, Austin), sponsored by the Greater Springfield Campaign Nonviolence and the Center for Social Justice at Western New England University Law School. Register at: https://wne-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtfuippjMiG9ZJ_7p6rR6BUazd_rS3Mefh
Wednesday January 20, 7:00pm-9:00pm, online, Dream Week: “Listen for a Change,” on racial reconciliation; Jen Hatmaker (author, founder of Legacy Collective), Kimiya Denise (Black Freedom Factor), and Dorian Williams (physiologist, founder Reach SA, Texas Christian Fellowship, San Antonio Area Foundation). Access at: facebook.com/pubtheologysa/live
Thursday January 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm, online Courageous Conversation on Racism, Holy Cross Church, Austin, discussion of recent incidents at the Capitol in Washington. Access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87053993004?pwd=TmtQNk5YSUtXQUUzSFoycEZzOGxLZz09
Thursday January 21, 7:00pm-9:00pm, and Thursday January 28, 7:00pm-9:00pm, online workshop, “Am I My Brothers’ Keeper: The Racialization of America,” Joyce Jones (Archdiocese of St. Louis), and Jeff Schulenburg (Sacred Heart Parish, valley Park, Missouri, Peace & Justice Commission). Sponsored by West County Collaborative and Justie 4 All Team. Information and links for the two dates at: https://files.constantcontact.com/bbbab666001/9d56db3b-a392-4d63-bac3-99e4f4d42ac3.pdf
Sunday January 24, 9:30am, online “Immigration Update--It’s still a Mess…But I s There Hope?” Nancy Kral (prof. retired, Lone Star College). Access at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86564638381?pwd=MTBtSFl6eVhoTUF3SXJ2VlBWd0N2QT09#success
Wednesday January 27, 7:00pm, Maurice Chammah (Marshall Project) will discuss his book, Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty, moderated by Pamela Colloff (ProPublica). Hosted by Austin’s independent bookstore, Book People. Register and/or order the book at: https://www.bookpeople.com/event/virtual-event-maurice-chammah-let-lord-sort-them
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
Texas Death Penalty Developments in 2020: The Year in Review, Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Access 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/
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
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
