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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.
NEXT MEETING:
Saturday November 2nd
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.
NEXT MEETING:
Saturday November 2nd
Calendar
All locations
Tuesday October 15, 2:15pm-3:45pm (1:15pm-2:45pm EDT), webinar, “Tools to Guide Congregations and Communities through the Energy Transition.” Register at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2923556738704287489
In Austin
Monday October 14, 5:15pm, “Doubt as an Integral Part of Calling: The Qur’anic Story of Joseph” Younus Mirza (Georgetown University). Carter Auditorium, St. Edward’s University, 3001 S. Congress.
Wednesday October 16, 12:30pm-1:30pm, discussion, “You Can’t Be Pro-Life and Against Immigrant Children.” See https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/16/opinion/sunday/pro-life-immigrant-children-separation.html. Fleck Hall 314, St. Edward’s University, 3001 S. Congress. Information: Sherri Defesche, sherrid@stedwards.edu.
Sunday October 20 (3rd Sunday of the month), 7:00pm, Pax Christi Austin meeting. Fr. Payne House, St. Ignatius Church, 126 Oltorf St.
Thursday October 24, 5:00pm-6:30pm, Doug Smith, “Imagining Justice Outside the Prison Cell.” Fleck Hall 305, St. Edward’s University, 3001 S. Congress. Information: Sherri Defesche, sherrid@stedwards.edu.
Wednesday October 30, film The Penalty, on the death penalty, followed by a panel discussion. Carter Auditorium, St. Edward’s University3001 S. Congress.
In Columbus, Georgia
Saturday November 16, 7:00pm, Pax Christi USA program at the school of the Americas protest, “The Spirituality of Nonviolence Lived Out in the Central American Martyrs and Today.” Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 1953 Torch Hill Road.
In Dallas/Fort Worth
Monday October 14, Reception 6:30pm, program 7:00pm-8:30pm, Faiths in Conversation: The Role of Intellect from the Major Faith Perspectives. This is the second of a series. Students free; price varies for others $10-20 per session. Information, location, and tickets: dallasinstitute.org/faith-in-conversation/
Tuesday October 22, 1:00pm-3:30pm, “Restorative Justice and Prison Abolition,” Vincent Lloyd (Villanova University) and respondents. Prothro Hall 106, 5901 Bishop Blvd.
Sunday October 27, 10:30am-12:00pm, Fr. Charles Curran, “Crisis in the Church: Where Did It Come From and Where Are We Going?” McCord Auditorium, 3rd floor, Dallas Hall, Southern Methodist University. Park north of Dallas Hall. Coffee and bagels.
Monday November 11, 7:00pm-8:30pm, continuation of the Faiths in Conversation series. Information, location, and tickets: dallasinstitute.org/faith-in-conversation/
Tuesday October 22, 1:00pm-3:30pm, “Restorative Justice and prison Abolition,” Vincent Lloyd (Villanova University) and respondents. Prothro hall 106, 5901 Bishop Blvd.
In El Paso
Fridays, 12:00pm-1:00pm, Pax Christi El Paso joins Border Peace Presence in front of the Federal Courthouse (corner of Campbell and San Antonio).
October 30, 12:00pm-1:00pm, execution vigils in front of the El Paso County Courthouse. Information: 740-3962. (Check whether execution has been cancelled.)
In Houston
Wednesday October 23, 7:00pm-8:30pm, Henry Cisneros, “Bulding Equitable Cities.” Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet St.
Friday November 1, 8:00am-9:00am, Brandon Vaidyanathan (Catholic University of America), “Mercenaries and Missionaries: Capitalism and Catholicism in the Global South.” Lovett Hall, Suite 402 (accessible via Door C), Rice University. Free; register at https://events.rice.edu/#!view/event/date/20191101/event_id/55440.
Monday November 11, 7:30pm-9:30pm, Karen Armstrong, “The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts.” Congregation Emanu El, 500 Sunset Blvd. $45.00-$150.
In San Antonio
Friday October 18, 6:00pm-8:00pm, “Butterflies without Borders: Migration, Immigration, Climate change,” John Burnett and Rodrigo Medellin. Pearl Stable at the Historic Pearl Brewery, 302 Pearl Parkway #300.
Thursday October 24, 6:00pm, film, The Sultan and the Saint, and interfaith gathering to share the Document of Fraternity for Humanity for world Peace and Living Together of Pope Francis and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Tayyeb (Abu Dhabi, February 4, 2019). St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 4201 De Zavala Rd. Free, but tickets required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sultan-and-the-saint-an-interfaith-gathering-tickets-66686409847.
Wednesday November 6, 7:00pm-9:30pm, bishop Robert McElroy, “Rebuild My Church.” Conference Room A, St. Mary’s University, One Camino Santa Maria.
Monday November 11, 3:30pm, video, Inhabit—A Permaculture Perspective. Christus Heritage Hall, The Village at Incarnate Word, 4707 Broadway.
Thursday November 14, 6:00pm doors open, 6:30pm-8:00pm program. “Island Energy—From Hawaii to the Texas Grid,” Jim Ajello (Hawaiian Electric Industries) and Cris Eugster (CPS Energy). Chapman Great Hall, Trinity University, One Trinity Place. Register at https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/EnergyInnovationCenter/t4p-1.html.
Monday November 18, 6:30pm, video, American Prophet, followed by a panel; sponsored by Pax Christi San Antonio. The video focuses on the early career of Bishop Gumbleton and his emergence amidst the then-controversial racial integration of Catholic parishes in Detroit. Tom Gumbleton would later become the Bishop President of Pax Christi USA. Christus Heritage Hall, The Village at Incarnate Word, 4707 Broadway.
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
