Category: WM Special

Gandhi was convinced that much of the violence in society and in our personal lives stems from the passive violence that we commit against each other. He even made a list of the “seven pillars” of this kind of daily violence.

The principle of nonviolence launched a century ago by Mahatma Gandhi is invoked and taken up by the Church today as a call to action for the international community to overcome divisions caused by wars and terrorism.

About six years ago, the Filipinos were distinguished with two rare peace prizes. About a century ago, Gandhi was arrested by South-African authorities for civil disobedience, launching a nonviolent movement that, in the long term, led to India’s peaceful independence. When the world is living one of the most dangerous and violent periods of its history, it’s time to remember that peace is possible and non-violence is the key God puts in our hearts and our hands to achieve it.