nuclear weapons
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Archdiocese of Santa Fe Invites Urgent Dialogue About World Peace – Livestream Sunday Dec. 19
December 18, 2021
News release: The Archbishop of Santa Fe New Mexico believes the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has a special role to play in facilitating an urgent dialogue about nuclear disarmament as a critical step toward world peace. Archbishop John C. Wester will unveil and offer a blessing of a sign of peace at Shrine of Our […]
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What is Carol Gilbert Reading Today, A Week after TPNW Made Nuclear Weapons Illegal?
January 27, 2021
We all can’t follow and read the extensive resources she devours each day, but we asked Sr. Carol where she would point the curious among us to see what she is reading. She shared a few of the sources she follows. She also mentioned one of the most common questions she hears: “But will corporations […]
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Sister Inspiration: Jackie Hudson, OP
February 2, 2018
What calls a cradle Catholic from a quiet mid-western town to become one of God’s most vocal preachers of peace and justice? This Saginaw, Michigan native taught piano and vocals to youngsters for 25 years. She had the ear and expertise to tune pianos. As a child, she accompanied her mother on marketing trips to local […]
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Sister Inspiration: Ardeth Platte, OP and Carol Gilbert, OP
January 26, 2018
Looking into the eyes of children is certainly part of the conviction that has led two Catholic sisters, both former teachers, to a lifetime of preaching against and protesting nuclear weapons. Their personal protests started in Michigan in the 1980s. Their impassioned actions working with Home for Peace and Justice, led lawmakers in the State […]
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Prayers Please: Tomorrow 10am UN Vote on Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty
July 7, 2017
“Tomorrow may well be an historic day here at the UN, as over 125 countries will vote on a treaty to legally prohibit nuclear weapons. The vote will take place tomorrow morning at 10am. If this treaty is adopted, we will have banned nuclear weapons; established a framework for the elimination of nuclear weapons programs […]
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Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids at United Nations Assembly on Nuclear Weapons
June 28, 2017
Pope Francis stated: “International peace and stability cannot be based on a false sense of security, on the threat of mutual destruction or total annihilation, or on simply maintaining a balance of power. Peace must be built on justice, on integral human development, on respect for fundamental human rights, on the protection of creation, on the […]