The Nonviolent Jesus podcast

John Dear, the noted peace activist familiar to longtime readers of the National Catholic Reporter, hosts a new podcast, "The Nonviolent Jesus."

A stained-glass window at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay depicts Jesus as Christ the King. (OSV News file/Sam Lucero)
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The most active person of daring nonviolence in history was Jesus

By John Dear

In this episode of John Dear's "The Nonviolence of Jesus" podcast, Dear outlines 10 essential points about the nonviolence of Jesus from the four Gospels. 

Photos, clockwise from top center: Martin Sheen (CNS/Bob Roller); Bernard Lafayette (Wikimedia Commons); John Dear (Courtesy of John Dear); St. Joseph Sr. Helen Prejean (CNS/Paul Haring); Franciscan Fr. Richard Rohr (CNS/Courtesy of Franciscan Media)
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Richard Rohr on the age of outrage: 'Even those who think they are angry, are really sad'

By John Dear

Listen: John Dear's latest podcast episode features the best-selling Franciscan author, teacher and occasional NCR commentator.

Photos, clockwise from top center: Martin Sheen (CNS/Bob Roller); Bernard Lafayette (Wikimedia Commons); John Dear (Courtesy of John Dear); St. Joseph Sr. Helen Prejean (CNS/Paul Haring); Franciscan Fr. Richard Rohr (CNS/Courtesy of Franciscan Media)
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Forgiveness and compassion on death row with Sr. Helen Prejean

By John Dear

"If forgiving your enemy is not weakness, what is it?" Sr. Helen Prejean, a leading voice in the abolition of the death penalty, talks with John Dear on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast."

Photos, clockwise from top center: Martin Sheen (CNS/Bob Roller); Bernard Lafayette (Wikimedia Commons); John Dear (Courtesy of John Dear); St. Joseph Sr. Helen Prejean (CNS/Paul Haring); Franciscan Fr. Richard Rohr (CNS/Courtesy of Franciscan Media)

Bernard Lafayette on Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolence

By NCR Staff

In the latest "The Nonviolent Jesus" podcast, John Dear and Bernard Lafayette, founder of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, discuss Martin Luther King Jr., "Kingian" nonviolence and hopes for us today.

Photos, clockwise from top center: Martin Sheen (CNS/Bob Roller); Bernard Lafayette (Wikimedia Commons); John Dear (Courtesy of John Dear); St. Joseph Sr. Helen Prejean (CNS/Paul Haring); Franciscan Fr. Richard Rohr (CNS/Courtesy of Franciscan Media)

Actor and activist Martin Sheen: The Gospel is personal to me

By John Dear

Listen: "If we don't take the Gospel personally, then it's impersonal. And if it's impersonal, then so what?" Award-winning actor Martin Sheen talks with John Dear on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast."

Photos, clockwise from top center: Martin Sheen (CNS/Bob Roller); Bernard Lafayette (Wikimedia Commons); John Dear (Courtesy of John Dear); St. Joseph Sr. Helen Prejean (CNS/Paul Haring); Franciscan Fr. Richard Rohr (CNS/Courtesy of Franciscan Media)

The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast with John Dear

By NCR Staff

Listen: Peace activist John Dear has launched a new podcast that intends to answer the question, "What if the key to a more peaceful world is following the path of the nonviolent Jesus?"

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