Pax Christi Birmingham

REFLECTION: In Birmingham, hope and poverty in the belly of the beast I live in Ensley, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Birmingham, Alabama. For the last nineteen years I’ve been hospitaller at Mary’s House, a Catholic Worker house of hospitality primarily for families. I sleep in what was a sun porch, a small room with lots of windows tacked on to the back to the...

The Birmingham Voice Scott shares his story from panhandling to becoming a respected newspaper vendor with The Birmingham Voice.

Hey nature loving friends and St. Francis types. AVAIL: Friends of the Houseless is in the running for a $15,000 garden. Even if you don't live in Birmingham, even if you've never heard of AVAIL, please trust me and VOTE and SHARE!!! Voting ends today.

Gardens for Good

LENT 2012: Reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent, March 4 by Megan McKenna, Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Genesis 22:1-2, 9, 10-13, 15-18 | Romans 8:31-34 | Mark 9:2-10 The thought of God testing us is terrifying. To be singled out, to have ou...

"History simply affords too little evidence that anyone's individual protest is of any use. Protest that endures, I think, is moved by a hope that is far more modest than that of public success: namely, the hope of preserving qualities in one's own heart and spirit that would be destroyed by acquiescence." ~ Wendell Berry

Please pray for our dear brother Rick Ambrose.

Dear Friends,
Thank you for all your prayers and expressions of loving support for Sis Levin and for her caregiver, Jerry. We are pleased to learn that Sis is home now and is making good progress recovering from a stroke (?TIA). Sis & Jerry asked that we send along their deeply felt appreciation.
Peace & Blessings,
Rick

Dear Friends,

Please keep Sis Levin in your prayers. Sis is a dedicated educator for peace and a long time friend and supporter of Pax Christi Birmingham. She is in the hospital and would greatly appreciate our loving prayers.

Rick