Voices 4 Peace Blessed are the Peacemakers Event

The Canadian Council of Churches was one of the organizers of Voices for Peace. John Nicols highly recommends watching the recording, especially the presentation by Robert Ellsberg and the response by Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Borys of Philadelphia (11 minutes in). If you are passionate or curious about peace theology, then this exchange covers the contemporary waterfront.

On May 24, 2022, thousands of people from around the world gathered on online for our 2022 Voices for Peace conference – "Blessed Are the Peacemakers." Featured keynote — award-winning author and the publisher of Orbis books, Robert Ellsberg, spoke about what it is to create a culture of peace that embraces the radical vision of the Beatitudes.

“Each of the beatitudes presents a challenge to a world that prizes power, success, and greatness. Among them all, the beatitude of peacemaking is perhaps the most counter-cultural.” - Robert Ellsberg

Special Guests include: Boris Gudziak, Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church; Willard Metzger, Executive Director, Citizens for Public Justice; Joanne Jefferson, Kairos Indigenous Rights Circle, Stolon Nation; opera singer and concert artist Measha Brueggergosman; and peace activist Sister Mary-Ellen Francoeur.

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