7 min read
Ukraine and the dilemmas of pacifism
"Peace to Ukraine," Eddie Lobanovskiy, source.The urge to do something—anything—to stop the horrifying violence unfolding in Ukraine is
Tag : Nonviolence
7 min read
5 min read
10 Camp Spells
I write too many combat spells. Here's some non-combat spells.10 Camp Spells[1] Water ReversalThis spell takes an amount of water equal to a large
4 min read
The Moment
The apex of Holy Week for most Christians is either Friday’s crucifixion or Sunday’s resurrection. For me, the crescendo of the week is
Everett Gendler: In Memoriam
There are two kinds of iconic figures. Those who do not live long enough. And those who do. There are those whose days are cut short and become
The Powerful Words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In honor and celebration of a writer and orator whose words changed the world, we offer four short quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The links
Remembering Desmond M. Tutu
Following Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu’s recent death, in reading an article about his funeral, I was stopped by its description of him as
Julius Jones was spared by a governor who prayed. Let’s all now pray to end the death penalty.
Julius Darius Jones is alive! Just hours before Jones’ scheduled execution on Thursday (Nov. 18), Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted
The Mark of Cain: On Who Deserves to Live
Like many of us perhaps, I frequently encounter a steady stream of conspiracy theories about those among us who “don’t deserve to live.” The
5 min read
Vitaly Vladimirovich Adamenko 1977-2021
Vitaly (right), speaking on the history of conscientious objection and alternative service in Russia, on a video prepared by the Soldiers' Mothers of
8 min read
Ordinary heroes
I read these two books in quick succession -- first The Good Germans: Resisting the Nazis 1933-1945, then Word for Word: A Translator's Memoir of
American Altar: Poetry, Gun Violence, and the Gods to Whom We Sacrifice
“Violence is the ethos of our times. It is the spirituality of the modern world. Violence is thriving as never before in every sector of American
The Wrong Debate: On Alabama’s New Gas Chamber
My home state of Alabama often makes the news for the wrong reasons. We have the lowest COVID vaccination rate in the country. The state’s newly
The Amnesia of ‘Never Forget’
That morning, I’d just finished a run along the Potomac past the Pentagon. I was in Army ROTC freshman year at Georgetown University. September
Faith Leaders Gather in Houston in Response to Gun Violence
[Editor’s Note: Since the weekend’s rally has already occurred, tense has been changed from the original piece to reflect past events.] Red
For Afghanistan, Hospitality is the Least We Should Do
If you are watching the gut-wrenching pictures of Afghans fleeing the impending rule of the Taliban and asking hard questions of your government I