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Welcome to Pax Christi Massachusetts

Our Mission

Pax Christi strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence. This work begins in personal life and extends to communities of reflection and action to transform structures of society. Pax Christi USA rejects war, preparations for war, and every form of violence and domination. It advocates primacy of conscience, economic and social justice, and respect for creation.

What we do

Pray

Pax Christi is first in foremost an organization that strives to do the will of Christ. As such, in approaching any issue of peace and justice in our world, we also first turn to Christ in prayer and continually seek His guidance and support in our objectives, challenges, and missions. World Peace seems to be an impossible dream, but we always remember that ``nothing will be impossible with God`` (Lk 1:37).
Developing our own individual and communal spirituality is of overall concern for us in our mission to bring Jesus into the our world

Study

Pax Christi always endeavors to be attentive to the interrelatedness of the many aspects of the cause for peace and justice in the world and the origins and effects of each. As such all that we do is grounded in study through reading works on the meaning, reason, and spirituality of nonviolence as well as holding forums to educate and receive input from the wider community. In this way we ``try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord, take no part in the fruitless works of darkness but rather expose them`` (Ephesians 5:10-11)

Act

Pax Christi is fully committed to acting to confront violence and injustice with nonviolence and justice. We actively work to in opposition to all causes of war and violence in the world. This includes both challenging the beliefs and structures that perpetuate them as well as working for justice so that no one need ever resort to war and violence. We actively seek the day when ``they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. One nation shall not rise against another, nor shall they train for war again`` (Isaiah 2:4).

The latest

Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All! Merry Christmas from PCMA

Pope Francis prays before the “Nativity of Bethlehem 2024,” which features the Christ Child lying on a keffiyeh, upon its inauguration in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, during the private audience with donors of the nativity scene and the lighting of the Christmas Tree Ceremony at St. Peter’s Square in the same hall […]

Metro West PC chapter reorganizing with focus on Gaza

A new Pax Christi group is starting in Metro West; you are invited to become a member of this new group. Meetings will focus on wider world issues especially Palestine, and will be held at the home of Jan Leary in Natick ([email protected]). We may include Zoom depending on the interest. All members will be new to this group and so […]

PCMA Fall Assembly 2024: Frida Berrigan on Hope and Joy, Peacemaker Awards and a Panel of Young Peacemakers; also Warheads to Windmills Actions

The 2024 Fall Assembly drew a crowd of 60 or so peace advocates! We heard Frida Berrigan on “Cultivating Hope and Joy–No Matter What,” held our annual meeting, recognized individuals (and a family!) with the Annual Peacemaker Awards and were inspired by a panel of young peacemakers discussing their work and motivations. Check out a […]