Issues

Nonviolence . . . Human trafficking . . . Women . . . . The elderly . . . Immigrants' rights . . . Housing. . . Children . . . Prisoners' rights . . . Health care . . . World Hunger . . . Globalization, as it affects Latin America . . . Care of the earth . . . Seamless ethic of life

Note: The ideas and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of the author's and should not be ascribed to the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes or its members.





Tuesday, January 22, 2019

The Nuns, The Priests and The Bomb


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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