If You Want Peace, Plant an Olive Tree
The slow growth of olive trees forces us to look to the future and consider what kind of world we are leaving our descendants.
The slow growth of olive trees forces us to look to the future and consider what kind of world we are leaving our descendants.
COMMENTARY: In the fog of war, the light of the Gospel is needed more than ever.
“War is not the solution, war is madness, war is a monster, war is a cancer that feeds off itself, engulfing everything,” Pope Francis writes.
According to media reports, the Russian bombardment of the city in northeastern Ukraine has resulted in the deaths of civilians, including children.
Pray, hope and don’t worry. Keeping the peace requires nothing less.
War is madness, Pope Francis told bishops gathered in the Italian city of Bari Sunday. He also prayed for those who suffered amid conflict.
The Church’s Just War Doctrine describes four conditions for a legitimate defense by military force.
“May God banish from the hearts of people whatever might endanger peace…”
COMMENTARY: It is not religion but irreligion that, by far, has been the leading cause of war.
The heroic U.S. chaplain died in a North Korean prison camp in 1951.
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