Peace Is A Verb

Excerpted from Reflections On the 125th Anniversary of The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace.

A theologian at Notre Dame University noted that “Peace must become a verb.”

Reflect on that statement and recall all the multiple ways professions give expression to the Peace charism over the years.

“We have been educators, health care providers, missionaries, spiritual directors, liturgical ministers, catechists, social workers, parish ministers, artists, poets and writers. We’ve worked among the homeless, abused women and children, Native Americans, immigrants, and prisoners. We have spoken out on behalf of equality for women, unjust wars, and the survival of the planet, the death penalty, abortion, and the lack of housing for the poor. We continue to maintain our NGO status at the UN and are involved in the tragic reality of Human Trafficking. We have struggled with societal and hierarchical ecclesial structures.”

For some, Peace as a verb is a way of life. Surely we can find new ways to express Peace as a verb. The vision of justice and peace lives deeply in our willing hearts.

Diane Fausel