Pax Christi

Pax Christi USA strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence. This work begins in personal life and extends to communities of reflection and action to transform structures of society. Pax Christi USA rejects war, preparations for war, and every form of violence and domination. It advocates primacy of conscience, economic and social justice, and respect for creation.

Pax Christi USA commits itself to peace education and, with the help of its bishop members, promotes the gospel imperative of peacemaking as a priority in the Catholic Church in the United States. Through the efforts of all its members and in cooperation with other groups, Pax Christi USA works toward a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world.

CSC Pax Christi Mission Statement:

The Catholic Student Center s Pax Christi community is committed to responding in faith to the Gospel challenge of peace and justice. Believing that all humans share a common dignity we stand in solidarity with those whose dignity is threatened or degraded by violence, poverty, or inequality. We commit ourselves to learning about the faces of oppression, raising awareness of injustice, serving respectfully, and persevering in prayer for personal and global transformation.

Pax Christi USA priorities:

Spirituality of nonviolence and peacemaking
Disarmament, demilitarization and reconciliation with justice
Economic and interracial justice in the United States
Human rights and global restoration

Contact Info:

Contact Pete Cerneka
Service and Social Justice Coordinator
cerneka@washucsc.org
314-935-9191, x209