Jonah House is a faith-based community centered on the concept of "Nonviolence, resistance and community". Founded in 1973 by a group that included
Philip Berrigan
Philip Francis Berrigan, SSJ (October 5, 1923 – December 6, 2002) was an American peace activist and Catholic priest with the Josephites. He engaged in nonviolent, civil disobedience in the cause of peace and nuclear disarmament and was ...
, then a
Catholic priest
The priesthood is the office of the ministers of religion, who have been commissioned ("ordained") with the Holy orders of the Catholic Church. Technically, bishops are a priestly order as well; however, in layman's terms ''priest'' refers only ...
, and
Elizabeth McAlister
Elizabeth McAlister (born November 17, 1939), also known as Liz McAlister, is an American peace activist and former nun of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. She married Philip Berrigan and was excommunicated from the Catholic Church. McA ...
, formerly a Catholic nun, Jonah House has grown to be situated on a area of land in
Baltimore, Maryland
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encompassing St. Peter's Cemetery, caring for the grounds.
''Jonah House'' has been specifically regarded as a prime example of a
Catholic Worker
''Catholic Worker'' is a newspaper published seven times a year by the flagship Catholic Worker community in New York City. The newspaper was started by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin to make people aware of church teaching on social justice.
Hist ...
House of Resistance.
Nonviolence
Much of the non-violent resistance direct actions undertaken by Jonah House have taken the form of
Plowshares actions. Additionally non-violence is practiced in the community both as a way of thought and action. Education of the injustice present in violence is contemplated.
Food pantry
Jonah House donates food and clothes to persons in need.
Sister communities
Jonah House is part of a network of individuals and communities along the east coast that calls itself "
The Atlantic Life Community".
The
Pacific Life Community is a similar organization encompassing the west coast of the United States of America, Pacific Islands and East Asia.
Jonah House is also a sister community with
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House (in
D.C
DC, D.C., D/C, Dc, or dc may refer to:
Places
* Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia), the capital and the federal territory of the United States
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)
Viva House Catholic Worker, and The
P. Francis Murphy Justice/Peace Initiative.
External links
Jonah House site
References
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Catholic Worker Movement
Christian pacifism
Peace organizations based in the United States
Anti–nuclear weapons movement
Civil disobedience
Religious activism
Anti–Iraq War groups
DePaul University Special Collections and Archives holdings
Intentional communities in the United States