Leeds Justice and Peace Commission

Is this Justice?

The great illusion of violence is that it will solve our problems decisively. Unfortunately, conflicts often do not end when violence is used; they generally continue to smolder or escalate. There is always residual resentment and injustice. What is our society’s answer to this spiral of violence? More violence. From this point of view, being human means becoming chronically suspicious of a world populated with real and potential enemies, where unresolved hurt and anger are forever mounting. The world can be dangerous, and we face conflicts our whole lives, but are we condemned to an endless cycle of retaliation and domination?

Violence crosses boundaries without permission. Violence disrupts authentic relationships. Violence separates us from others. It defiles the human person and desecrates the image of God. It is a process of economic, gender, racial, social and cultural domination.

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 Pax Christi Pace e Bene Non-violence Service

The Pace e Bene Program, From Violence to Wholeness, is a 10 part spirituality, study and action program that explores non-violence as a creative, powerful and effective process for addressing and resolving the conflicts in our lives. Drawing on the visions of Jesus, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Dorothy Day and many others, this program offers group resources to deepen the journey from violence to wholeness.

To find out when the Justice and Peace Commission is next running From Violence to Wholeness please contact us.