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Want to share the Pax Christi vision of a world without violence and war?
Our publications can help you to spread the word.
And you can help promote our work too!

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Nonviolence & Peace Spirituality Newsletter and Annual Reports
Lives of Peacemakers Peace Sunday
Peace Education Peace People
Exhibition Cards

 

NEW !

International Women's Day card - Celebrating Women Peacemakers!

celebrating women peacemakers

click image to download or request cards from orders@paxchristi.org.uk - more Peace Resources available
(Cards = free - Postage costs: 1 to 10 = free - 11 to 30 = £1.50 - 30 to 100 = £5.00)

 

Lent 2010

Show me your Face: Daily readings written by Gerard W Hughes sj. Full colour photographs. Price £2.50

Follow Me: The Way of the Cross. Reflections taken from the writing of Blessed Franz Jagerstatter
and prayers by Fr Gerry Mc Flynn. Illustrations David John. Price £2.50

email orders (orders@paxchristi.org.uk) and we will dispatch booklets with an invoice.

Show me your face
Follow me

November 2009

Advent and Christmas resources offering solidarity to people in the Holy Land

Bethlehem Story Powerpoint - prepared for use with children. Looks at Bethlehem as a living place today. With prayer ideas too.
Download here

Advent Prayers around the crib for families. Download here

Leaflet with ideas for solidarity with the people of the Holy Land and template sheet for messages to Bethlehem

Gaza - Dignity Under Seige:
Voices from behind the blockade.
Booklet produced by CIDSE, European network of Development Agencies
(November 2009)

Bethlehem Story powerpoint download

 

 

September 2009

 

Click here to download 2009 order form

April 2009

Creating your own Peace Garden

A new 4 page brochure offering ideas and practical information on ways to make a peace garden in a school, parish or community.

  • A beautiful and simple way to celebrate peace and create space where reconciliation, remembrance and encounter may take place.
  • A project that engages the community in discovering what peace means to them - and reflecting on what it takes to build peace.

Contact the office for hard copies of the brochure which are available free
of charge. We would value feedback on ways in which this Peace Garden project is used or developed - send us your reports and photographs.

 

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June 2008


 read more about FranzLatest resources on Franz Jägerstätter

Pax Christi now offers a range of materials on the life and witness of Franz Jägerstätter including:

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click to see flyerPeace People Who Changed the World

Written by Valerie Flessati & Pat Gaffney.
Co-published by Kevin Mayhew and Pax Christi.

Price £14.99

A resource for Key Stage 4, PSHE and Citizenship and for chaplaincy and retreat work. Download flyer

 

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March 2007

Remembering 40 years of occupation in Palestine - Click here to download order form (PDF format - get Acrobat Reader)

 

A resource pack, drawing on the experiences of the Pax Christi International Delegation to Israel / Palestine in December 2003.

Contains maps and information sheets on:

  • Background to the Occupation
  • Checkpoints
  • The Fence/Wall
  • Soldier Choices
  • Israel, Britain and the Arms Trade
  • Celebrating Peacemaking
  • What can we do?

Now reduced from £6.00 to £3.00 each plus 20% postage

Send cheque with note of your address to:
Pax Christi, St Joseph's, Watford Way, Hendon, London NW4 4TY, England.
For more info email orders or telephone 020 8203 4884

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Making Peace in the Post-Christian Era - Thomas Merton's Challenge to the 'war on terror'

Available from Pax Christi for £3.00 plus 20% p&p (order form)

This publication brings together presentations given at a conference organised by Pax Christi and the Thomas Merton Society to explore the contemporary implications of Thomas Merton's book Peace in the Post-Christian Era.

Contributors Fr Gerry McFlynn, Fr Anthony Maggs, Valerie Flessati plus discussion questions and text of Merton's letters to PAX.


Reconciliation: the heart of peace

a study-reflection guide based on the
Pax Christi "Icon of Peace"

Contents include:

  • full colour Icon poster and prayer card
  • information on the Icon and the people pictured
  • activities for children
  • bible drama on reconciliaiton
  • ready-to-use peace service and 5 meditation outlines
  • reconciliation stories for group discussion
  • quotes and questions about forgiveness and reconciliation

Price £6.00 plus 20% for postage

Jacob & Esau reconciling
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Rainbow Peace Flag
Ideal for use in schools, parishes, vigils and demonstrations. Seen all over continental Europe - help us make it seen all over the UK!
Order now from the Pax Christi office in London. Price £6.00 each

Send cheque with note of your address to:
Pax Christi, St Joseph's, Watford Way, Hendon, London NW4 4TY, England.
For more info email orders or telephone 020 8203 4884

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Peace, War and the Christian Conscience
by Joseph J Fahey

Themes explored:

  • Challenge to the Christian Conscience
  • Witness of the Gospels and Early Christiaity
  • Reshaping the Just-War Theory
  • Hope for the future
  • Peace, War and Your Conscience

Price £2.50

Send cheque with note of your address to:
Pax Christi, St Joseph's, Watford Way, Hendon, London NW4 4TY, England.
For more info and to order email orders or telephone 020 8203 4884

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Pax Christi Exhibition

One outcome of our Review Process has been the development of an exhibition on the work of Pax Christi. This is available for use in schools, parishes, local libraries and wherever else you may be able to arrange for an exhibition to be held. It is a 6 panel exhibition (A2 size 594mm x 420 mm) outlining our history, motivation and approaches to peacemaking produced in an attractive and contemporary format.

You can book the exhibition by contacting the London office.
We charge postage and packing at a rate of £10.00 per bookin
g.

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Nonviolence & Peace Spirituality


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From Violence to Wholeness

A ten part programme in the spirituality ad practice of active nonviolence. Offers outlines for meetings, background reflections, prayers and readings. Developed by the Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service, USA, 170 pages.
Price £11.00

Engage: Exploring Nonviolent Living

Extensive study programme for exploring nonviolence. Unlike the book above, this one is not written in religious language. (Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service USA)
Price £13.00

The Way of Peace: Exploring Nonviolence for the 21st Century

Useful resource packed with stories, questions, and quotes. (Pax Christi USA)
Price £10.00

Seventy Times Seven: Forgiveness and Peacemaking
by Doris Donnelly

Offers exercises, prayers and reflections on the themes. 83 pages.

Price £5.00

Peace in the Post-Christian Era

Thomas Merton's prophetic work on war and peace, suppressed soon after it was written in 1962. (Orbis)
Price £9.99

Making Peace in the Post-Christian Era: Thomas Merton's Challenge to the 'War on Terror'

Presentations by Fr Gerry McFlynn, Fr Anthony Maggs, Valerie Flessati on Thoomas Merton's book. With group reflection ideas.
Price £3.00

Pacem in Terris

Pope John XXIII's classic encyclical letter about peace on earth (Catholic Truth Society)
Price £2.50

Be Still and Know: Meditations for Peacemakers Based on the Miracle of Mindfulness of Thich Nhat Hanh

Accessible and practical help on meditation and peacemaking. Illustrated. 32 pages.
Price £3.00

Blessed are the Peacemakers: Peace Spirituality for Peacemakers

Seven essays, including contributions from Sr Mary Evelyn Jegen, SND and Helder Camara. 32 pages.
Price £1.00

Love Beyond Measure: A Spirituality of Nonviolence
by Mary Lou Kownacki
OSB

Five sessions for personal / group reflection. Questions and prayer suggestions are offered. Illustrated 59 pages. Pax Christi USA.
Price £5.00

Words of Peace: Thomas Merton

Pax Christi USA. Writings and reflections as above. 70 pages.
Price £2.00

Words of Peace: Martin Luther King

Pax Christi USA. 70 pages.
Price £2.00

Peacemaking Day by Day

Daily readings on peace and justice, drawing on different faith traditions and spiritualities. Illustrated. 160 pages.
Price £4.00

The Promise of Peace

Poems, prayers and readings for Advent and Christmas. Illustrated by Sr Sheila Gosney
Price £4.00

My Soul is Filled with Joy: Saying the Rosary for Peace

Offers a scheme of decades linked to issues of peace and justice. Illustrated by Maggie Organ. 20 pages.
Price £1.50

A Taste for Peace: Recipes and Reflections

Celebrates 50 years of peacemaking by Pax Christi. A recipe book with a difference: interspersed with reflections, quotes and prayers on the theme of food. 142 pages.
Price £5.00

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Lives of Peacemakers

Peace People Who Changed the World
by Valerie Flessati & Pat Gaffney. Co-published by Kevin Mayhew and Pax Christi

A resource for Key Stage 4, PSHE and Citizenship and for chaplaincy and retreat work. Download flyer
Price £14.99

Gandhi the Peacemaker

A booklet outlining the life, work and philosophy of Gandhi. 17 pages.
Price £2.50

Jägerstätter: Martyr for Conscience
by Gordon Zahn

A booklet outlining the life and conscientious objection of Franz Jägerstätter. 19 pages.
Price £2.50

To read a short profile of Franz Jägerstätter click here (PDF format - needs Acrobat Reader )

Martin Luther King Junior
by J Milburn Thompson

Exploring King's dream of a just community. 30 pages.
Price £2.50

Oscar Romero and the Nonviolent Struggle for Justice

Written by John Dear SJ, (Pax Christi USA)
Price £2.50

Thomas Merton's Struggle with Peacemaking
by James H Forest

Includes extracts from Merton's writings and reflections on his relationship with the peace movement. Illustrated. 44 pages.
Price £2.50

Ministers of Compassion during the Nazi Period: Gertrud Luckner & Raoul Wallenberg

Heroic lives described in 2 lectures from the Institute of Judaeo-Chrsitian Studies (Seton Hall University USA)
Price £2.50

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Peace Education

Building Peace Where I Live: A resource pack for 7 - 14 year olds

A teaching pack for Key Stage 2 and 3 which enables children to explore the concept of a "Culture of Peace" through six themes: respecting each other; saying "no" to violence; sharing what we have; resolving conflicts fairly; taking part in our community and celebrating differences. Can be incorporated into PSHE, circle time, citizenship modules as well as English, Drama, Art, Music, Humanities and RE. Ilustrated. Accompanied by full colour poster. Price £5.00 Winners All: Co-operative games for people of all ages. This highly popular book is particularly suitable for building trust and co-operation. Illustrated 32 pages.
Price £2.50

Values for Nonviolence: Peacemaking with Children

Offers a range of ideas on the themes of co-operation, discipline, the media and war toys. Illustrated 32 pages.
Price £2.50

Winners All: Co-operatives Games for All Ages

Bestselling book suitable for building trust and co-operation . Illustrated by Ann Clark
Price £2.50

Time for Peace
by Janet Ganguli

Writen for children, this book helps children reflect on themes such as why wars happen, children working for peace, alternatives to war and peace in practice. Illustrated 60 pages.
Price £6.00

Year In Year Out: Twelve Stories about Peacemakers

A story for each month including stories on landmines, child soldiers, Martin Luther King and St Francis of Assisi. Illustrated 12 pages. Accompanied by full colour poster.
Price £3.00

Families creating a Circle of Peace

Covers such issues as respect for self and others, forgiveness, creative play and discipline. Includes prayers and activities. Produced by Families Against Violence Advocacy Network USA. Illustrated 39 pages.
Price £2.50

Values and Visons

Easy to use handbook for spiritual development and global awareness for teachers and parents of primary age children. Offers lots of practical activities. Illustrated 220 pages.
Price £ 9.99

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For Secondary Schools

Roots of Conflict - Routes to Peace: A Teaching Resource for Key Stage 4 and A Level History

"An admirably lucid, fair-minded and well-informed classroom resource to guide pupils through the complex labyrinth of Northern Ireland" - Dr Jonathan Bardon, Northern Ireland Community Relations Council.

Produced by NPC. Illustrated 78 pages.
Price £9.99

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Cards

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Women Day

Around the world, women are working to build peace in all sorts of ways, in the family, the workplace, the community and through organisations.We need to acknowledge and celebrate this work.

Pax Christi invites you to use these postcards, with images of Pax Christi women from around the globe, to send messages of support and encouragement to women peacemakers on or around Women’s World Day of Prayer in March or 8th March, International Women’s Day.

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Christ our Reconciliation - ICON Prayer Card

To see the card and prayer click here ICON (PDF format - get Acrobat Reader)

Beautiful full-colour prayer card of the icon 'Christ our Reconciliation' made for Pax Christi International at the Monastery of St John in the Desert near Jerusalem.

Size 9 cm x 15 cm

Available in sets of 50  - price £2.50

Send cheque with note of your address to:
Pax Christi, St Joseph's, Watford Way, Hendon, London NW4 4TY, England.

For more information email: orders
or telephone: +44 (0)20 8203 4884

Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau

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To Order cards and other materials:

Send your request and cheque with note of your address to:
Pax Christi, St Joseph's, Watford Way, Hendon, London NW4 4TY, England
For more info email orders or telephone +44 (0)20 8203 4884

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Pax Christi Annual Reports

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