“Movements like yours are precious. They help draw people’s attention to the violence which shatters the harmony between human beings which is at the heart of creation. They help to develop conscience, so that justice and the search for the common good can prevail in the relations between individuals and peoples. These are the foundations for lasting Peace.” – Pope John Paul II to Pax Christi members (May, 1995)
Some of Pax Christi FL's members that gathered for their 2010 Assembly
Pax Christi’s Beginning…
(To read Pax Christi’s history, please click here)
About Pax Christi Florida
Pax Christi Florida (PCF) is branch of Pax Christi USA which is a national section of the international Catholic peace movement, Pax Christi International.
Pax Christi Florida seeks to establish peacemaking as an objective for the Catholic Church in Florida. PCF works with various Catholic parishes, communities and agencies, and collaborates with other faith-based and secular groups committed to nonviolent peacemaking, and to social and environmental justice.
What compels us…
We the members of Pax Christi Florida, compelled by the gospel message of Jesus and by Catholic social teaching, and animated by the Holy Spirit, dedicate ourselves to promote peace through justice. (PCF Mission Statement adopted October, 2011)
What is on our horizon…
We see Pax Christi Florida as a non-violent prophetic voice calling all people without exception to work for peace with justice through prayer, study, and action. We collaborate with other peacemakers to advocate for the voiceless and the protection of our environment. (PCF Vision Statement adopted October, 2011)
Our 5-year plan (2011 – 2016)
The culmination of a three year discerment process in which members, local chapters and Council members of Pax Christi Florida identified the following as the priorities of our work for 2011 – 2016: Inclusivity, Nonviolence, Peace Education, Community Building, and the Environment. To view this document in it entirety, click here.
Please join us…
Please consider joining Pax Christi Florida. For a downloadable membership brochure, click here.
If you are already an active member of Pax Christi Florida and are able to make an additional donation to support our work for peace through justice and nonviolence at the state level, please click here or send your donation, made payable and mailed to Pax Christi Florida, Mercy-on-the-Manatee, 505 Palm Avenue, Ellenton, FL 34222. Thank you!
Congratulations to Pax Christi Florida’s Coordinator!
Pax Christi Florida’s Coordinator, Nancy O’Byrne
Awarded Thomas A. Horkan, Jr. Distinguished Catholic Leader Award
(To read article, click here.)
(Left to Right) David O’Byrne, Bishop Estevez of the Diocese of Saint Augustine, and Nancy O’Byrne
