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PAX CHRISTI SCOTLAND is the Scottish community of Pax Christi International the Global Catholic Peace movement https://paxchristi.net/
We promote Peace,Reconciliation and Justice by Active Gospel Non violence through Prayer, Education,and Campaigning.
We promote Peace,Reconciliation and Justice by Active Gospel Non violence through Prayer, Education,and Campaigning.
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On Tuesday 17 March 2026 there will be a mass lobby of parliament to defend our right to protest, jointly organised by civil society groups including @quaker.org.uk
Can you join us? palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/March2026Lobby
Can you join us? palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/March2026Lobby
Joint Lobby Registration: Defend our Right to Protest, Tuesday 17 March 2026
palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 AM
On Tuesday 17 March 2026 there will be a mass lobby of parliament to defend our right to protest, jointly organised by civil society groups including @quaker.org.uk
Can you join us? palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/March2026Lobby
Can you join us? palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/March2026Lobby
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February 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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From slavery to sainthood ✨
Meet Augustus Tolton (lovingly known as “Good Father Gus) – the first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the U.S, and now on his way to being canonized as a #Catholic saint.
His journey broke barriers, and his legacy lives on this #BlackHistoryMonth.
Meet Augustus Tolton (lovingly known as “Good Father Gus) – the first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the U.S, and now on his way to being canonized as a #Catholic saint.
His journey broke barriers, and his legacy lives on this #BlackHistoryMonth.
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
From slavery to sainthood ✨
Meet Augustus Tolton (lovingly known as “Good Father Gus) – the first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the U.S, and now on his way to being canonized as a #Catholic saint.
His journey broke barriers, and his legacy lives on this #BlackHistoryMonth.
Meet Augustus Tolton (lovingly known as “Good Father Gus) – the first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the U.S, and now on his way to being canonized as a #Catholic saint.
His journey broke barriers, and his legacy lives on this #BlackHistoryMonth.
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Can your organisation or local group run a coach service? Add your transport service to the map: bit.ly/organise-tra...
We’re putting #TOGETHER back in travel.
We’re putting #TOGETHER back in travel.
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Can your organisation or local group run a coach service? Add your transport service to the map: bit.ly/organise-tra...
We’re putting #TOGETHER back in travel.
We’re putting #TOGETHER back in travel.
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“The power of nonviolence is not circumstance-specific.It is as applicable to problems that confront us now,as to problems that confronted generations in the past.It is not a medicine or a solution so much as a healing process.It is the active spiritual immune system of humanity”
Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson
February 8, 2026 at 3:56 PM
“The power of nonviolence is not circumstance-specific.It is as applicable to problems that confront us now,as to problems that confronted generations in the past.It is not a medicine or a solution so much as a healing process.It is the active spiritual immune system of humanity”
Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson
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“Nonviolence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak…Nonviolence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win.”
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez
February 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
“Nonviolence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak…Nonviolence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win.”
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez
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Religion in the U.S.
My idea of Catholic Tradition is a Jesuit in a cassock praying the Divine Office on his coffee break before returning to his academic office to fire off a mimeographed broadside against white supremacists.
February 7, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Religion in the U.S.
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Join us on 28 March if you agree: togetheralliance.org.uk
Together Alliance
TOGETHER is an alliance of over 120 civil society organisations united against the far right.
togetheralliance.org.uk
February 8, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Join us on 28 March if you agree: togetheralliance.org.uk
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DEFEND THE RIGHT TO PROTEST | DROP THE CHARGES!
Join us at this important public meeting taking place on Thursday, 12 February.
📍SOAS DLR, London, WC1H 0XG
⏰ 7:00pm
Details and registration: https://cnduk.org/events/drop-the-charges-defend-the-right-to-protest-free-palestine-public-meeting/
Join us at this important public meeting taking place on Thursday, 12 February.
📍SOAS DLR, London, WC1H 0XG
⏰ 7:00pm
Details and registration: https://cnduk.org/events/drop-the-charges-defend-the-right-to-protest-free-palestine-public-meeting/
February 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM
DEFEND THE RIGHT TO PROTEST | DROP THE CHARGES!
Join us at this important public meeting taking place on Thursday, 12 February.
📍SOAS DLR, London, WC1H 0XG
⏰ 7:00pm
Details and registration: https://cnduk.org/events/drop-the-charges-defend-the-right-to-protest-free-palestine-public-meeting/
Join us at this important public meeting taking place on Thursday, 12 February.
📍SOAS DLR, London, WC1H 0XG
⏰ 7:00pm
Details and registration: https://cnduk.org/events/drop-the-charges-defend-the-right-to-protest-free-palestine-public-meeting/
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CND General Secretary Sophie Bolt spoke to Tom Nicholas as part of his new film focusing on the history of nuclear treaties and disarmament.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IKugEgjEGvU?si=heLDRgML6WVm-hGQ.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IKugEgjEGvU?si=heLDRgML6WVm-hGQ.
CND General Secretary Sophie Bolt spoke to Tom Nicholas as part of his new film focusing on the history of nuclear treaties and disarmament.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IKugEgjEGvU?si=heLDRgML6WVm-hGQ.
CND General Secretary Sophie Bolt spoke to Tom Nicholas as part of his new film focusing on the history of nuclear treaties and disarmament.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IKugEgjEGvU?si=heLDRgML6WVm-hGQ.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
CND General Secretary Sophie Bolt spoke to Tom Nicholas as part of his new film focusing on the history of nuclear treaties and disarmament.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IKugEgjEGvU?si=heLDRgML6WVm-hGQ.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IKugEgjEGvU?si=heLDRgML6WVm-hGQ.
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"Lonergan’s philosophy of history anticipates that, in situations like ours, things will get better before they get worse."
@jonathanrheaps.bsky.social on how Bernard Lonergan can help us make sense of our chaotic present:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/heaps-jonath...
@jonathanrheaps.bsky.social on how Bernard Lonergan can help us make sense of our chaotic present:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/heaps-jonath...
Things Will Get Better Before They Get Worse
For Bernard Lonergan, the drama of human history is—even right now, even in the United States—in the process of being redeemed by God through grace.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
"Lonergan’s philosophy of history anticipates that, in situations like ours, things will get better before they get worse."
@jonathanrheaps.bsky.social on how Bernard Lonergan can help us make sense of our chaotic present:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/heaps-jonath...
@jonathanrheaps.bsky.social on how Bernard Lonergan can help us make sense of our chaotic present:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/heaps-jonath...
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Great letter in yesterday's Irish Examiner. We are thoroughly sick of our government fudging the Occupied Territories Bill and refusing to impose any sanctions on apartheid Israel for its genocidal crimes against the Palestinian people. #OccupiedTerritoriesBill
February 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Great letter in yesterday's Irish Examiner. We are thoroughly sick of our government fudging the Occupied Territories Bill and refusing to impose any sanctions on apartheid Israel for its genocidal crimes against the Palestinian people. #OccupiedTerritoriesBill
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"As many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food." #AbolishICE #Maine #Massachusetts #PrayForAmerica www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/i...
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
"As many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food." #AbolishICE #Maine #Massachusetts #PrayForAmerica www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/i...
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President Donald Trump, speaking to a sprawling crowd at a National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday (Feb. 5), returned to his personal tradition of using the bipartisan convening as an opportunity to attack his political enemies along religious lines.
At dueling National Prayer Breakfasts, a religious debate over Trump's immigration policy
President Donald Trump, speaking to a sprawling crowd at a National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday (Feb. 5), returned to his personal tradition of using the bipartisan convening as an oppo...
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February 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM
President Donald Trump, speaking to a sprawling crowd at a National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday (Feb. 5), returned to his personal tradition of using the bipartisan convening as an opportunity to attack his political enemies along religious lines.
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Today, 8 February, is #RacialJusticeSunday
Resources on the theme of 'Love your Neighbour' have been developed by @ctbi.bsky.social and a team from across the traditions.
cte.org.uk/racial-ju...
#ChurchesTogether #RacialJustice #PrayTogether
Resources on the theme of 'Love your Neighbour' have been developed by @ctbi.bsky.social and a team from across the traditions.
cte.org.uk/racial-ju...
#ChurchesTogether #RacialJustice #PrayTogether
February 8, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Today, 8 February, is #RacialJusticeSunday
Resources on the theme of 'Love your Neighbour' have been developed by @ctbi.bsky.social and a team from across the traditions.
cte.org.uk/racial-ju...
#ChurchesTogether #RacialJustice #PrayTogether
Resources on the theme of 'Love your Neighbour' have been developed by @ctbi.bsky.social and a team from across the traditions.
cte.org.uk/racial-ju...
#ChurchesTogether #RacialJustice #PrayTogether