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PAX CHRISTI USA LINK
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of peace! 
Pax Christi USA is very excited to share with you that Sr.
Patricia Chappell, SNDdeN has been been hired as the new Executive Director of Pax Christi USA, beginning November
1. "This is an exciting time for Pax Christi USA as we explore new opportunities under Sr. Chappell's
leadership," stated Sr. Josie Chrosniak, HM, National Council Chair of Pax Christi USA. "Sr. Chappell brings a
wealth of experience in working with religious communities, youth and young adults, and marginalized communities which will
enhance and grow our work for peace and justice in the world." Sr. Chappell is a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Connecticut unit, and served on the Provincial
Leadership Team for her community. She holds a Master's degree in Social Work from the Catholic University of America and
was the Director of Youth Ministry at Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Parish in Washington, D.C. To read the entire release regarding today's announcement, click here. If you would like to send notes of welcome to
Sr. Patty, you can direct them either to pchappell.pcusa@gmail.com or to the Washington, D.C. office at Pax Christi USA, 1225 Otis Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20017.
The full release regarding today's announcement is available on the Pax Christi USA website at this link and you can also feel free to leave comments and notes of welcome on the website and on our Facebook page.
Johnny Zokovitch Director of National Field Operations, Pax Christi USA | |
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New political circumstances are giving rise to "great hope" for "dramatic and fundamental
changes in U.S. nuclear weapons policies," said Bishop Gabino Zavala of Los Angeles in an address March 11 that marked
the start of a new disarmament campaign by Pax Christi USA, the Catholic peace organization. Zavala, auxiliary bishop of Los
Angeles and bishop-president of Pax Christi, also called Catholics to see peacemaking as a "mandatory" vocation
and argued that "Catholic social teaching and a vision of Gospel nonviolence can contribute to informing the policy debates
and offer guidance for new directions for our nation with regard to war and peace."
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PAX CHRISTI USA Executive
Committee
Bishop Gabino Zavala
16009 E. Cypress Ave., Irwindale, CA 91706-2122; 626-960-9344 (w)
Bishop President
626-962-0455 (fax) Secretary –
Sylvia E-mail sylvia@sgpr.org
Judy
Coode – Chair
1456 B Fairmont St
NW Washington
DC 20009; 202-387-5259 (h)
202-756-4932(w) 202-425-0576 (cell); judycoode@verizon.net
Jeanette Rodriguez - Vice Chair 3532 NE 153rd Street #203, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155;
206-296-5324 (w) 206-296-5409 (fax) jrodrigu@seattleu.edu
Pearlette Springer – Vice Chair
778 Lincoln St, Gary IN 46402; 219-885-6628 (h)
219-769-9292 Ext 238 (w) 219-738-9034 (fax); pspringe@dcgary.org
Sr. Josie
Chrosniak, HM - Treasurer 2218 West Blvd Cleveland, OH 44102 (216) 961-3169 (h); josiec@en.com
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Dr. Arturo Chavez
3115 West Ashby Place, San Antonio, TX 78228-5104; 210-732-2156
(w)
210-732-9072 (fax); achavez@maccsa.org
Donna Grimes
3211 Fourth St. NE, Washington DC 20017-1194
202-541-3372(w) 202-541-3329 (fax) 202-309-3644 (cell) dgrimes@usccb.org
John Kelly
560 N Street SW,
Unit N-108, Washington
DC, 20024
202-479-5166 (w) 202-270-9272 (cell), jkelly0271@yahoo.com
Diane Lopez
Hughes
1709 South Glenwood Ave, Springfield, IL 62704; 217-544-3997
(h)
217-899-2743 (cell); dianelopezhughes@gmail.com
Mary
Pat O’Gorman
6342
Pershing Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63130;
314-725-6655 (h) holtgreivemp@hotmail.com
Erin M O’Keefe
10576 Calhoun Road, Omaha, NE 68112
1201 Kearney St. NE, Washington, DC 20017
402-415-9670 (cell); 67okeefe@cua.edu
Sr. Kathleen Pritty
1081 Luther Road, East Greenbush, NY 10858;
518-477-6984 (h)
518-462-0899
(w); kprittyrsm@yahoo.com
Bill Quigley
7500 Dominican Street, New Orleans, LA 70118; 205-861-2709
(h)
duprestars@yahoo.com
Olga Sarabia
1000 S Valencia St. Alhambra, CA 91801; 626-284-4879(h)
osarabia2000@yahoo.com
08/08/2007
Gordon Zahn, Prophet of Peace  W hen Gordon Zahn (1918-2007) began his own journey to pacifism,
he was convinced of two things: first, that had he been educated in the traditional Catholic schools of his time, he would
never have heard of pacifism; second—and he was given rather strong encouragement to think this way—that he was
on the lunatic fringe of the church. But he was also convinced that the path of the early church was the correct one and that
pacifism was the normative Christian position and that the just war theory was at best an attempt to justify what Realpolitik
had already decided was necessary. For many a decade, Gordon followed the lonely road of preaching pacifism in the company
of others on the edges of mainstream Christianity. But this was a determined lot, and Gordon, who despised meetings to the
depth of his being, continued to show up whenever asked, attended meeting after meeting and was eventually successful in efforts
with others to resurrect Pax Christi USA, establishing it as a premier American peace organization.
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