Emmaus Community in Sonoma County--Saturday, April 1st: John Dear The Way of the Cross

Saturday, April 1st: John Dear The Way of the Cross--Emmaus Community in Sonoma County The way of the cross is active, steadfast, nonviolent resistance to the culture of violence, injustice, war, and empire. It means joining Jesus’ grassroots campaign of nonviolence against state-sanctioned violence and imperialism, and announcing the coming of God’s reign of peace and justice, a whole new culture of nonviolence here and now. This campaign of nonviolent resistance is never well received. That’s why Dorothy Day once said that the measure of our discipleship to the nonviolent Jesus is how much trouble we’re in! What’s so amazing is that even as Jesus goes to the limits of nonviolence on the cross, he returns as gentle, loving, and nonviolent as ever in the resurrection, and calls us to carry on his campaign. Join me as we reflect on Jesus’ Holy Week nonviolence and what it means for us today. Per una possibile traduzione in italiano “Il cammino nonviolento della Settimana Santa di G...