Living through Three Wars in Gaza

author:  Alaa RadwanGazan girl

What I’ve learned from living through three wars in the Gaza Strip

Please do read Alaa’s article–it is so interesting and it reminds me very much of a young 16 yr. old student from Gaza now living in Fostoria with a host family.

Thank you and please pass it on.

sr. Paulette Schroeder

christmas card from Hebron, Palestine

christmas hebron picture

Life gets no easier for the Hebronites with Occupational forces all around the people.  If you are able to make this card larger,you will be able to go to a video of life in Hebron for just one month.

Thank you everyone for your supportive efforts for Project Peace which tries to raise the voices of the Palestinians.

A blessed Christmas to each of you.

Paulette osf

Our first discussion on The Nonviolent Life by John Dear

Yesterday’s first discussion on THE NONVIOLENT LIFE by John Dear brought about some strong realizations:

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We are not separate individuals with MY will and YOUR will; rather we are all IN the Will of God.  The energy of all proceeds from ONE SOURCE so we can’t separate from one another.  I’m seeing so partially, narrowly to think of myself apart from everyone else and to think of only the gifts and limits of this or that individual self.  I am ONE with and this oneness means I share in ALL the strengths and gifts and limitations of the other person.  The seeds, the weavings are in and through all of us at the same time.  Your strengths are my strengths because we are ONE.  Your sorrows and incompleteness are mine too.  We are ONE and are meant to share so intimately and completely with each other so that we all become whole and free and full of life and love. With this acceptance of this truth we are strong beyond imagining and we can accomplish almost anything. To fully realize this truth is to be totally nonviolent and loving.  We are called to accept this  truth.