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“Jesus calls us to … “hate” money, give it away to the poor, simplify our lives, practice universal love and compassion, and focus our attention, time, and energy on the God of love and peace. Of course,, this either/or teaching can be applied to all the consequences of the idolatry of money. Jesus could just as easily say: “You cannot serve both God and country. You cannot serve both God and war. You cannot serve both God and nuclear weapons. You cannot serve both the God of life and peace and the false gods of death and war. It’s one or the other.”

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Book:The Beatitudes of Peace: Meditations on the Beatitudes, Peacemaking & the Spiritual Life
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The Beatitudes of Peace: Meditations on the Beatitudes, Peacemaking & the Spiritual Life

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John Dear
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John Dear is an American Catholic priest known for his peace movement and anti-war activism. Born in 1959, he has been actively involved in peace advocacy and anti-war activities since the early 1980s. more

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