Pax Christi Minnesota

Thoughts from Tim Haskamp…
Father Pedro Arrupe was the superior general of the Jesuits from 1965 -1981. As a result of his missionary experience in Japan after the Hiroshima bombing, he became a strong advocate of social justice issues in the Society of Jesus. It was his conviction that the “pursuit of justice was integral to [...]

Thoughts from Tim Haskamp…
Penny Lernoux was a tireless advocate of the poor in Latin America. She wrote several books, the most famous being Cry of the People, where she speaks of how “powerful people and institutions oppress the powerless.”  Before she died of cancer at the young age of 49, she spoke of learning of [...]

A Perspective on Love
by Tim Haskamp
“You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself” (Luke 10:27).  Would this include Palestinians and Jews or Americans and Mexicans, or is it better to build a wall to [...]

The Problem with Appeasement
by Steve Clemens
It has become the political slur de jure:  any indication that one is willing to sit down and talk with an adversary is painted with the slanderous epithet used to describe British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain acquiescing to the diabolical ambitions of Adolph Hitler – appeasement. Technically, “offering concessions in [...]

Thoughts from Tim Haskamp…
Brian Willson, a Vietnam war veteran, went through a transformation and journey towards non-violence as a result of his war experience. He struggled with the policies of war and he found hope in a violent world through non-violent practices.  He spent time in Nicaragua as a peacemaker to challenge war policies of [...]