AUGUST 9 by Fr Emmanuel Charles McCarthy
AUGUST 9 Book by Fr Emmanuel Charles McCarthy August 9, 1945 AD is a day that will live in infamy in the history of the Church. On that day at…
Thank you for visiting this website, which is a compilation of all the work that Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy has done in the last fifty (50) years plus. The purpose of this website is to provide information on the Nonviolent Jesus of the Gospel, which calls for a radical alteration in thought patterns, verbal patterns, behavioural patterns, and emotional patterns.
Theology and Spirituality of Gospel Nonviolence (GNV) were recorded on 8th June 2010 at Kimmage Manor, Dublin, Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Province of Ireland by Peter McGuinness. It discusses the inconsistency between faith in Jesus (the Prince of Peace) and war, abortion, violence, hatred etc. from GNV Team.
A reflection on the Eucharist
(Rev.) Emmanuel Charles McCarthy
Outside of Jesus Christ, the Eucharist has no Christian meaning. Everything about it must ultimately be referenced to Him and then through Him to Abba. The same is true of the Christian life. Jesus is the ultimate norm of Christian existence; everything must be referenced to Him…
AUGUST 9 Book by Fr Emmanuel Charles McCarthy August 9, 1945 AD is a day that will live in infamy in the history of the Church. On that day at…
Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy’s First Homily at St. Gregory the Theologian Byzantine Catholic /Melkite Seminary, Newton Center, MA, September 13, 1981 God is love. That’s what it says in Greek…
Father John Hugo of Pittsburgh, gave me some tapes of your conference on the Theology of Nonviolence. The logic was so convincing that I have duplicated them and given them to friends and we have listened and studied them together.
Frank Gorgan of Redwood City, California, has ordered several sets and distributed them in his area.Gary KohlsMD
Fr. Charles McCarthy presents one of the most academically rigorous and thorough expositions I’ve encountered of gospel nonviolence and love of enemies as core teachings of the Christian Scriptures.
One may not agree with all of the practical conclusions he reaches as a result of that teaching, but it is beyond dispute that he bares a central tenet of the faith that is most often ignored or justified out of existence.
Dare to listen in knowing that you will be challenged and that your understanding of Christianity, and your life as a Christian, will be altered.
Tom Roberts EditorNational Catholic Reporter
…Barbara and I both send our greetings to you…You started me on some new ways of thinking which I deeply appreciate.
AgapeMorton (Kelsey)
Recently Candy lent me a tape she made of a talk given at a Friday night meeting by Charlie McCarthy, a priest of the Eastern Rite, who might be called a theologian of nonviolence. I was amazed at the closeness of Fr. McCarthy’s concept of nonviolence to that of Dorothy Day. The reason is obvious. Both are scriptural in origin; both base their concepts on Christ Himself. Fr. McCarthy speaks with a kind of eloquent clarity, with more than a touch of prophetic insight. Those who truly desire peace should listen to him.”
Deane MowrerTHE CATHOLIC WORKER, Oct-Nov 1983
It’s easy to say that this or that should be “required” reading/viewing/learning for people who today pose as Jesus followers, but I’m ready to say that about Fr. McCarthy’s powerful, faithful witness to the nonviolent message of Jesus in a way I won’t say it of much else.
Anyone asking why there needs to be an Every Church A Peace Church or Living Peace Church movement today can find their answer here http://www.centerforchristiannonviolence.org/data/Media/WEB_2TeachWJT_04a.pdf in Charlie’s essay “To Teach What Jesus Taught: A Call to Fidelity.”
John Stoner
Fr. McCarthy is the most powerful voice for nonviolence in the world today.
Walter WinkProfessor of Biblical Interpretation, Auburn
Of those who have challenged military service from a Christian perspective, the most emphatic to my knowledge are Leo Tolstoy and Father Emmanuel Charles McCarthy.
Lowell O. ErdahlLutheran Bishop Emeritus, Saint Paul Area Synod, MN
Fr. McCarthy is the best teacher on Christian nonviolence in the United States.
John DearS.J
Fr. McCarthy’s retreat was the turning point in my conversion to Christian Nonviolence.
Fr. George B. ZabelkaCatholic Chaplain to the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Crews
Fr. McCarthy’s retreat is a remarkable contribution to furthering the understanding of Christian Nonviolence—so urgent a need for Christians today. Clergy and laity owe it to themselves, to the Church, to the world and to God to take time to prayerfully ponder what is said here.
Mairead Corrigan MaguireNobel Peace Prize Recipient