John Dear

Fr. John Dear is the executive director of The Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus and author of the forthcoming book, The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence (Orbis).

He has served as the director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and after 9/11, as a coordinator of chaplains for the Red Cross at the New York Family Assistance Center. From 2002-2004, he served as pastor of four churches in New Mexico. He has traveled the war zones of the world, been arrested more than 80 times for peace, and given thousands of lectures on peace across the country. He lives in New Mexico, and was recently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. For information about his books, articles and speaking schedule, go to: www.johndear.org

Daniel Ellsberg, co-defendant in the Pentagon Papers case, talks to media outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, April 28, 1973. Ellsberg, the government analyst and whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, then became a passionate antiwar activist, died June 16. He was 92. (AP Photo/Wally Fong, File)

Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers, was a prophet of truth and disarmament

Daniel Ellsberg will be remembered as the father of all whistleblowers, but to fellow peace activist Fr. John Dear, he was a holy prophet, calling all Americans to repent of the mortal sin of war and nuclear preparations.

 

Protest! Protest! Protest!

Commentary: We need to step up our active public nonviolence, organize nonviolent resistance and speak out boldly in favor of a new global culture of nonviolence: the fifth annual Campaign Nonviolence National Week of Action, Sept. 15-24.

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