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Benedictines for Peace

A peace and justice outreach of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie
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    On September 25, join BFP and others who share our concern about climate justice in protesting outside the annual convention of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, part of the most powerful fossil fuel lobby in the nation. From 9:30-10:30 a.m., there will be a rally, and from 7-8 p.m., there will be an ecumenical prayer service followed by movement meditation. More information can be found here.

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    Benedictines for Peace has signed on to the Laudato Si' Action Platform, which the Vatican is encouraging all people of faith to support. Learn more about this important initiative to protect the earth, our common home, by clicking here.

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    Join us in walking 25 miles for a ceasefire in Gaza. Walk the length of the Gaza Strip while praying for those all who are suffering because of the war. More information here.
Benedictines for Peace (BFP) carries the ancient quest for peace into contemporary times. As the peace and justice outreach of the Erie Benedictine community, BFP members advocate for nonviolence, social change, and justice by direct action, prayer, and bearing witness. Benedictines are the oldest religious order in the Roman Catholic Church. Born in late antiquity when marauding armies made all civilization vulnerable to violence, Benedictines adopted as their motto the Latin word "pax" (peace). The central teaching in the 1500-year-old Rule of Benedict is that everyone, including every stranger, is to be welcomed as a blessing and treated as Christ.

Our members include Benedictine Sisters and Oblates, as well as many others who share our commitment to peace and nonviolence.