The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast:
The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast:
Podcast Description
🌎 What if the key to a more peaceful world is following the path of the nonviolent Jesus? Join Fr. John Dear—priest, author, activist, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee—for The Nonviolent Jesus, a weekly 30-minute podcast that dares to reclaim the radical, active nonviolence of Jesus. Rooted in the wisdom of Gandhi and Dr. King, this journey isn’t just about changing the world—it’s about transforming ourselves. 💙🎙️ Featuring thought-provoking conversations with visionary leaders like Martin Sheen, Joan Baez, Martin Luther King III, Sister Helen Prejean, Rev. Richard Rohr, Dolores Huerta, Shane Claiborne, and more, we’ll explore how we can:💠 Embody nonviolence—toward ourselves, others, and our communities 🤝💠 Heal from the culture of violence—from war and racism to poverty and environmental destruction 🌱💠 Live with courage, compassion, and universal love ❤️Together, we’ll uncover how Jesus' way of nonviolence can reshape our lives and awaken a more just, peaceful world.🔥 Ready to be part of the movement? 👉Subscribe now and follow The Nonviolent Jesus !
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Content Themes
The podcast centers on themes of active nonviolence, social justice, and spirituality, delving into topics such as the Beatitudes, the legacy of civil rights leaders, and the call to compassionate activism. Episodes explore practical applications of peace in modern society, with discussions on significant issues ranging from poverty and racism to the death penalty. Notable episodes include in-depth analyses of Jesus' radical message and interviews with influential figures like Sister Helen Prejean and Dr. Bernard Lafayette.
Was Jesus nonviolent?
🎙️ This Monday weekly podcast features thought-provoking, inspiring conversations with some of the greatest visionary leaders in peace and nonviolence in modern history like Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now, Gandhi), Bryan Stevenson (Just Mercy) , Cornel West (Race Matters), Sister Helen Prejean (Dead Man Walking) , Sr. Joan Chittister, John Fugelsang (Separation of Church and Hate), Rev. Richard Rohr (The Universal Christ), Shane Claiborne (Red Letter Christians), and many, many more!
Join Fr. John Dear—priest, author, activist, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee—on The Nonviolent Jesus, a weekly 30-minute podcast that dares to reclaim the radical, active nonviolence of Jesus. Rooted in the wisdom of Gandhi and Dr. King, Fr. John Dear has been arrested and jailed over 80 times in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience against war and nuclear weapons in the tradition of Gandhi and Dr. King.
This journey isn’t just about changing the world—it’s about being creative, nonviolent activists and transforming ourselves. We’ll explore how we can:
💠 Embody nonviolence—toward ourselves, others, and our communities
💠 Heal from the culture of violence—from war and racism, authoritarianism and genocide, to poverty and environmental destruction
💠 Live with courage, compassion, and universal love
Together, we’ll uncover how Jesus’ Way of Nonviolence can reshape our lives and awaken a more just, peaceful world.
👉Subscribe now to The Nonviolent Jesus – change yourself, change the world.
Hi friends,
I invited Robert Ellsberg, one of our best spiritual writers in the country, the publisher and editor of Orbis Books, and a legendary champion of Dorothy Day and many others saints, to speak about his latest book, Volume 2, Blessed Among Us, a massive collection of writings, two for each day of the year about a legendary saint, recently published by Liturgical Press.
Robert Ellsberg is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Orbis Books, and the author of several award-winning books, including All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time; Blessed Among All Women; The Saints’ Guide to Happiness; and A Living Gospel: Reading God’s Story in Holy Lives.
He’s so inspiring and uplifting!
From 1975 to 1980 he was part of the Catholic Worker community in New York City, where he served as managing editor of The Catholic Worker and worked closely with Dorothy Day. He has edited six volumes of her writings, including Dorothy Day: Selected Writings; The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day; All the Way to Heaven: The Selected Letters of Dorothy Day; and Dorothy Day: Spiritual Writings.
He has written and edited many other volumes, including (with Sister Wendy Beckett) Dearest Sister Wendy: A Surprising Story of Faith and Friendship.
“I wanted to bring a different way of looking at the saints as normal human beings that looked for a new way to follow Christ,” he tells me. I’ve always been inspired by visionaries, artists, writers, poets, and mystics of other times.”
“A saint is somebody who reminds you of Jesus,” he tells me, “a model of inspiration. Dorothy Day said the saints were here to change the social order, not just minister to the people. She herself tried to practice the presence of God and the path to holiness through a social dimension, the power of small gestures, as well as small protest.”
May this episode with Robert Ellsberg inspire you in the new year to follow the nonviolent Jesus more closely and live out the Beatitudes and the Gospel. God bless everyone!
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