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View the Recording of the Pax Christi MA 2020 Virtual Assembly

For this year’s Pax Christi Massachusetts Assembly we invited the National Pax Christi Executive Director, Mr. Johnny Zokovitch to be with us.   The assembly was recorded and can be viewed in its entirety when you click the heading of this post.

Due to the pandemic it was a virtual meeting. Johnny has been a member of both the national and the international Pax Christi leadership teams for a number of years. He has worked with the grassroots organizers as well as witnessed some of the major peace initiatives which Pax Christi has been in the forefront of through these years. Johnny reflected on those past and present initiatives and together we we able to start to rediscover hope and resilience amidst this time of chaos.

State Assembly to be held virtually on October 10

For this year’s Pax Christi Massachusetts Assembly we have invited the National Pax Christi Executive Director, Mr. Johnny Zokovitch to be with us. Due to the pandemic it will be a virtual meeting. Johnny has been a member of both the national and the international Pax Christi leadership teams for a number of years. He […]

Spring Retreat: Spiritual Resilience & Leadership in a Time of Climate Crisis

Saturday, March 28, 2020 Mary Dooley Campus Center, ELMS College Faculty Dining Room, 291 Springfield Street Chicopee MA Registration begins at 9:30am Program 10:00 am to 3:30 pm For parking check out https://www.elms.edu/campus-map/ In the face of ecological crisis, how do we maintain courage and hope? What spiritual practices and perspectives sustain us as we […]

2019 State Assembly on Sustainability

On November 9, 2019 Pax Christi Massachusetts held our state assembly at Saint Susanna Parish in Dedham, MA. Our keynote leader was Fr. Emmet Farrell, Director of the Creation Care Ministry for the Diocese of San Diego. Father Emmet referenced Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si – On Care for Our Common Home” as well as […]

Spring Retreat on Creating the Contemplative Space that Grounds Us

Saturday April 13, 2019 Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, Xavier Hall 101 Summer Street, Holliston MA This year’s retreat leader was Sr. Teresita Weind SNDdeN, Congregational Leader for the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur world wide. Teresita began ministry in health care as a nurse, but served as pastoral minister and liturgical educator in […]

Steadfast Hope: The Palestinian Quest for Just Peace

Pax Christi MetroWest and Mass. Peace Action are sponsoring a 3-part Study Group about the Palestine / Israel conflict, based on research by scholars in both America and the Middle East. The conflict in the Middle East, especially Israel / Palestine, is currently often in our news media.  But most Americans do not know the history […]

2018 State Assembly on Restorative Justice

Erin Freeborn, the executive director of Communities for Restorative Justice (C4RJ) lead this year’s annual assembly.  The assembly took place at St. Mulachy’s Parish, 99 Bedford Street, Burlington, MA on Saturday October 20th from 11am to 3:30pm.  Photographs from the day are included here.