Topic: Violence

Religious zeal often turns violent, but the revelation of Jesus Christ makes known a God who repudiates our violence and sets us free from it.

Jesus gives us a peace that is not secured at the expense of victims, and he sends a Defence Counsel to lead the defence of the world’s victims.

Jesus leads the way in exposing and opposing violence, no matter what the cost, and life is found in following his lead.

Jesus invites us to find our communion in the violence done to him instead of in doing violence to others.

The risen Christ confronts us with both the gruesome consequences of our violence and the terrifying shock of grace.

Violence must be a constant temptation for God, but in absolute love, God has vowed never to resort to it.

In Jesus, God is calling us to see and hear a gospel that takes us beyond rule making and sacred violence.

When we know ourselves as known by God, the demonic power of violent naming is broken and new life dawns.

We are called to take sides in a conflict between the prophet of love and peace and the prophets of hatred and violence.