Dear
Friends,
The
Nuns, The Priests and The Bombs is the title of film that is being shown on
January 31, 7 pm, at the Norbertine Center for Spirituality, St. Norbert
Abbey, 1016 N Broadway, De Pere.
In July
2012 three persons broke into a secured nuclear storage site in Oak Ridge,
Tennessee, that housed enough uranium to create 10,000 nuclear bombs. It happens
that these three were an 82-year-old religious sister and two other peace
activists. Trying to advocate for peace through the Plowshares Movement, Sr.
Megan Rice and the two peace advocates are chronicled in this film as they
share their story.
Following the film
there will a panel discussion. Members of the panel include: Fr.
Joseph Mattern, Mr. David Mueller, Mr. James O'Neil, and Sister Ruth Battaglia,
CSA
- Facilitator: Br.
Steve Herro, O. Praem.
- Cost: Tickets
available at the door: Adults $7, Students $5, Children (12 and
under) $2
- All proceeds go
to the Green Bay Film Festival
- Registration
appreciated. Open the link, scroll down to Bookings, and fill in the
blanks.
Please
register for one person at a time. This helps us maintain accurate
registration numbers! If you have any questions, please contact the Norbertine
Center for Spirituality office at ncs@norbertines.org or
call 920.337.4315.
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