A Pentecost Prayer

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Sama’ria and to the end of the earth.” (Acts: 1:8) Read more

The Elusive Peace Between Israel and the Palestinians

What are the root causes for the failure of the Israelis and Palestinians to reach a just solution to their conflict?  Is there a way forward? Read More.

Christians for Fair Witness on the American Churches and the Role of Fear in the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

Sixty three years after the founding of the State of Israel, forty four years after the beginning of the Israeli occupation, and eighteen years after the start of the hope-filled years of the Oslo Accords, Palestinians and Israelis find themselves still unable to come to a negotiated agreement. Locked in an on-going conflict which regularly spills into violence and bloodshed, we are led to ask, what is it that is keeping the Palestinians and Israelis from finding their way to a peaceful solution? Read More.

Sr. Ruth Lautt, O.P., Esq.

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