Neighbor Focus

Neighbor Focus

Kenya Kenya, a small country in eastern Africa, has suffered years of conflict and war, but the Mutamaiyo Peace School in the town of Molo has become a place of hope. Fr. Lance Nadeau and other Maryknoll priests and brothers working in the country have witnessed...
Faith Perspective

Faith Perspective

ChicagoEvery Friday night, a group of teens called, “Warriors of Peace” gather at St. Gall parish in Chicago. They live in a neighborhood on the South Side, called Gage Park. It’s a neighborhood where teens see gun violence, gangs, drugs and alcohol...
Step 2: Make Personal Connections

Step 2: Make Personal Connections

READ the FAITH and NEIGHBOR PERSPECTIVE articles to see how groups in Chicago and Kenya created safe spaces. DISCUSS: The youth in Chicago describe their group as a “SAFE SPACE” where they can be heard and accepted.  How would you define the expression “safe...
Step 1: Pray

Step 1: Pray

As a missionary disciple Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;where there is hatred, let me bring love;where there is hurt and suffering, let me offer forgiveness;where there is doubt, let me share my faith;where there is sadness, let me offer hope;where there is...
Objective

Objective

Theme:  Missionary Disciples of PeaceOBJECTIVE:  Students will be able to: DEFINE “safe spaces” and begin to CREATE them in their community.  RESEARCH, DESIGN, AND PRACTICE methods for peaceful dialogue.  PROMOTE WAYS their community can inspire...
Engage Your Family

Engage Your Family

DESIGN a mission of mercy for your family. Choose a location in your home and put a jar or bowl that you label mercy. Next to it put a container with rocks/beads/stones etc.EXPLAIN to your family that every time they do an act of mercy they should take a rock and...