tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10643191.post1291041634683539827..comments2023-06-15T04:25:15.738-05:00Comments on Reflections of the Spirit: Pax Christi State ConferenceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10643191.post-86027656210850231752007-05-29T18:06:00.000-05:002007-05-29T18:06:00.000-05:00I think many of us have that same question. All o...I think many of us have that same question. All of his helpers, at least at the 8:30 mass have such dour and unhappy faces, and Father Louis does not seem to be at peace. He always stops a little short when he talks about love and peace. He advocates it for families, but does not define it very well for communities, especially for the Holy Spirit community.<BR/> If he would only talk to us, we could ask him to explain it better.<BR/> I continue to pray that all of us will better understand what can lead us to TRUE peace. I don't think ignoring injustice is part of achieving TRUE peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10643191.post-58924056553812346712007-05-28T21:08:00.000-05:002007-05-28T21:08:00.000-05:00But I want to know what is the TRUE peace that Msg...But I want to know what is the TRUE peace that Msgr. Louie talks about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10643191.post-2103382601963618412007-05-25T20:18:00.000-05:002007-05-25T20:18:00.000-05:00I suggest to anonymous #1 that a better question i...I suggest to anonymous #1 that a better question is WHAT CAN I DO to contribute to Peace? I'm sure you will find it in yourself as soon as you begin to work for Peace, when you answer the Christian call to be a Peacemaker.<BR/><BR/>The two previous bloggers gave you clear and plenty of examples of what Peace is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10643191.post-66183900842088906302007-05-25T15:17:00.000-05:002007-05-25T15:17:00.000-05:00"Peace be with you." Jesus greeted his disciples a..."Peace be with you." Jesus greeted his disciples and all of us with these words. Peace is with each of us, in our inner most being and as children of God. Peace can be with the circle of people and situations we come in contact with if we choose to be instruments of God's peace and live a life of non-violence, love and justice. Peace could be in our world if we all were committed to living non-violently, loving one another (even our enemies) and seeking the justice due each of God's creations. "Blessed are the peacemakers, they shall be called children of God." On a lighter note: "Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10643191.post-42399749766827957092007-05-24T20:24:00.000-05:002007-05-24T20:24:00.000-05:00Exactly! So where IS it?Exactly! So where IS it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10643191.post-71037511418666139672007-05-24T18:53:00.000-05:002007-05-24T18:53:00.000-05:00Don't know what Anonymous meant by "Where's the pe...Don't know what Anonymous meant by "Where's the peace?" That's part of what we learned this weekend as well as on Affirmation Night. Peace is not the absence of war. Peace is calling people to accountability, it needs justice which is putting things back in the right relationship and giving to people what is rightfully theirs. It is speaking the truth to power. It is a difficult concept for people to understand. <BR/><BR/>To keep struggling against hate and to practice forgiveness need not mean abdicating one's rights or renouncing justice. This should be emphasized over and over again. It is part of loving one's enemy that Christians must remind the "enemy" of justice and right. It is part of loving to speak the truth.<BR/>- Naim Ateek<BR/>from "Justice and Only Justice: A Palestinian Theology of Liberation"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10643191.post-76519885301112387432007-05-22T21:35:00.000-05:002007-05-22T21:35:00.000-05:00So where is the peace?So where is the peace?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com