2011 Pax Christi – Texas State Conference
Jesus and the Holy Week Journey to Peace
Saturday April 16, 2011
Hosted by Pax Christi-Houston and the Dominican Sisters
Dominican Center for Spirituality, 6501 Almeda, Houston, Texas 77021
8:30 am Gather/Registration – 4:30 pm Conclusion – 5 pm Liturgy
John Dear is an internationally known voice for peace and nonviolence. He is a Jesuit priest, peace activist, organizer, lecturer, and retreat leader. He is the author/editor of 25 books. including Questions Of Jesus, Living Peace, Mohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings, and his autobiography, A Persistent Peace. From 1998–2000, he was executive director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the largest US interfaith peace organization. In 2008, Archbishop Desmond Tutu nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
“The key to changing the world and pursuing justice and disarmament is to allow the God of peace to disarm our hearts, make us instruments of peace and lead us together on the road to peace.” John Dear
