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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.

  • The RetreatsPage lists all the retreats (audio and video) that Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy has conducted in different parts of the world. The Behold the Lamb Audio recorded at the Shrine of the Lamb in Knock, Ireland is considered to be the most comprehensive and spiritually profound proclamation of Jesus’ vital Gospel message of Nonviolent Love.
  • The Interviews Page is a list of short videos and reflections of interviews with people like Mairead Maguire (Nobel Peace Prize recipient), George Zabelka (a Catholic wartime chaplain of the U.S. Army Air Force assigned to the unit responsible for dropping the atomic bombs), John Carmody (a former Marine Corps Captain), C T Vivian, a close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement), Don Edwards (Producer-host of the TV program, Every Church A Peace Church, which received the 2004 Allen Award) and Legendary journalist Carmen Fields.
  • The ResourcesPage includes all written reflections during the 40 day fasts, which has been taking place every year since 1982 between 1st July and 9th August.
  • The Reflections Page lists all the reflections, essays and meditations by Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy since 1973.
  • The Other Resources Page lists all the written texts, audio and videos of reflections, essays and meditations by others including Bishops, Priests, Pastors and Laity relating to Gospel Non-Violence.
  • The Blog Page is used to post latest emails, news etc.

Bio of Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy

Rev. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy, born October 9, 1940, is a priest of one of the Eastern Catholic Churches, Byzantine-Melkite, in communion with the Bishop of Rome, the Pope. He has been a Catholic priest for forty years, ordained on August 9, 1981, in Damascus, Syria. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree with majors in philosophy and English from the University of Notre Dame in 1962.
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Gospel Nonviolence: The Indispensable Truth

To Teach What Jesus Taught: A Call to Fidelity

(Rev.) Emmanuel Charles McCarthy

Thoroughly enter into the depth of the issue of Gospel Nonviolence by pondering this reflection.

Introduction to the History, Theology and Spirituality of Gospel Nonviolence (GNV).

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.

The Nonviolent Eucharistic Jesus:A Pastoral Approach

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…

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cleansing of The Temple
What if Someone Is Going to Kill your Wife or Children?
Just War/Just Revolution Theory
Violence in the Old Testament
Christians in the Military/Police
Surely this Is a Purist Gospel?
What about Hitler?
Buy a Sword? Luke 22:35-38
Cleansing of The Temple
What if Someone Is Going to Kill your Wife or Children?
Just War/Just Revolution Theory
Violence in the Old Testament
Christians in the Military/Police
Surely this Is a Purist Gospel?
What about Hitler?
Buy a Sword? Luke 22:35-38

Endorsements/Testimonials

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