The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast

John Dear, the noted peace activist familiar to longtime readers of the National Catholic Reporter, hosts a new podcast, "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast."

A sign that says "No Justice, No Peace" (Unsplash/Clay Banks)
Guest Voices

The Beatitudes call us to radical compassion, says Joan Chittister

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In this second conversation for John Dear's "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister dives into the next three Beatitudes, showing how they call us to radical compassion, unshakable justice and undivided hearts.

Photos, clockwise from top center: Martin Sheen (CNS/Bob Roller); Bernard Lafayette (Wikimedia Commons); John Dear (Courtesy of John Dear); St. Joseph Sr. Helen Prejean (CNS/Paul Haring); Franciscan Fr. Richard Rohr (CNS/Courtesy of Franciscan Media)
Guest Voices

Forgiveness and compassion on death row with Sr. Helen Prejean

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"If forgiving your enemy is not weakness, what is it?" Sr. Helen Prejean, a leading voice in the abolition of the death penalty, talks with John Dear on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast."