OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #235, JUNE 25, 2025.

 

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #235, JUNE 25, 2025.  Compiled by Dick Bennett.

VFP.  Peace and Planet News.
Don Timmerman.  CASA CRY, NEWSLETTER OF CASA MARIA Catholic Worker.
The Dalai Lama on “The Reality of War.”
AFSC.  Relief to Gaza.
Peace Literacy Institute.

 

Peacemaking and Peacemakers
You will enjoy Peace and Planet News, Veterans for Peace’s peace, justice, and ecology magazine.  VFP is an anti-war, anti-warming, anti-fascist org. now, and you will be seeing it in WWW and anthologies.  (Preceding VFP publications: Weekly E-News, PIOT Peace in Our Times, War Crimes Times).   --D

CASA CRY, NEWSLETTER OF CASA MARIA Catholic Worker.
don2roberta@yahoo.com        May 30, 2025           
CASA CRY                                 JUNE, 2025
“I once confronted a priest who was praising the military for its service.  I asked him, Did not Christ say that we must love, not kill, our enemies? And why then are you praising those who do just the opposite of Christ’s mandate?  The priest replied that you can kill and love the enemy at the same time.  I believe he was praising the military because to blame the military would lead to many of the parishioners to be upset and would probably lead to them not giving much money to the church. We have yet to follow Christ’s word to love both friends and enemies and do good to those who do wrong to us for fear of losing esteem and entering into poverty.  We betray Christ because we do not want to suffer consequences for following Christ in word and deed.  Why are we so hesitant to do good?  Are we afraid to die?  We all will die. Would you prefer to die trying to hurt or kill another or doing what Christ asked us to do to others?  You cannot love and kill at the same time.  ---Don Timmerman, weebly.com 414-344-5745 Facebook.com/   CasaMariaCatholicWorker.      

 

The Dalai Lama on “The Reality of War.”
Of course, war and the large military establishments are the greatest sources of violence in the world. Whether their purpose is defensive or offensive, these vast powerful organizations exist solely to kill human beings. We should think carefully about the reality of war. Most of us have been conditioned to regard military combat as exciting and glamorous - an opportunity for men to prove their competence and courage. Since armies are legal, we feel that war is acceptable; in general, nobody feels that war is criminal or that accepting it is criminal attitude. In fact, we have been brainwashed. War is neither glamorous nor attractive. It is monstrous. Its very nature is one of tragedy and suffering. . . .
https://www.dalailama.com/messages/world-peace/the-reality-of-war     Forwarded by Jeff Larson.

AFSC, Relief to Gaza, FEBRUARY 22, 2025,  

Weekend Reading

Thank you to everyone who donated to our humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza. Over the past 17 months, your support has made it possible for us to deliver food, water, hygiene kits, and other life-saving aid to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. Now we are preparing for the next phase of our emergency response. Read more about our efforts from AFSC’s Kerri Kennedy. 

 

PEACE LITERACY INSTITUTE

Summer 2025 Newsletter  New Evidence-Based Research Published.

A graphic shows a dragon hovering hover a human figure holding an open book signifying that knowledge/education is the first line of defense against violence and wars.   https://www.peaceliteracy.org/

Summer Online Courses:

July 7- Aug. 17: Navigating Non-Physical Needs, Trauma & the Tech Tsunami

July 21-Aug. 24: Aggression: Its Causes, Anatomy & Alternatives

New Video Available:   Paul K. Chappell and Professor Laurie Marshall in conversation:
Peacebuilding in the Humanities at the University of Texas at El Paso.