Catholics For Family Peace Education and Research Initiative
We aim to inform the Catholic community on ways to promote family peace and to prevent and respond to domestic abuse and to provide resources and promote prayer for all families. Our initiative provides education, resources, and research that help pastoral leaders, clergy, and parishioners recognize domestic abuse and respond with compassion.
Catholics for Family Peace also serves as a clearinghouse for effective pastoral practices of the universal Church that address violence in the home. Training and information presentations may be scheduled at parishes, seminaries, and for organizations.
To schedule a training, contact us.
Catholics for Family Peace also serves as a clearinghouse for effective pastoral practices of the universal Church that address violence in the home. Training and information presentations may be scheduled at parishes, seminaries, and for organizations.
To schedule a training, contact us.
There is much to learn and share about the Catholic Response to Domestic Abuse.
We invite you to explore our entire website. We highlight these two resources:
Our Faculty Associate, Christauria Welland, Psyc. D. has authored How can we help to end violence in Catholic families: A Guide for Clergy, Religious, and Laity. It is good information for anyone. You can download a free copy at www.paxinfamilia.org. At present, there are 9 versions of the 100-page booklet in six languages.
Rose Saad, ER nurse and Catholic survivor of an abusive marriage, writes a blog where she explains how things like denial and fear play into an abusive relationship. Ms. Saad is also an author and has used her experience and her compassion to write A Path to Hope: Restoring the Spirit of the Abused Christian Woman.
Check out her website and blog for more information about her story, her writing, and her message of hope for women who have suffered abuse at the hands of a loved one
Join us everyday at 3 p.m. to pray for hope, help, and healing
for those affected by domestic violence.
October is a very important month for us because it is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). As an initiative focused on education and prayer, we developed resources, organized events, and created social media posts for YOU to use, attend, and share in the month of October.
We are excited to share our Domestic Violence Awareness Toolkit.
We are excited to share our Domestic Violence Awareness Toolkit.
Join us for the Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month Mass
October 4, 2020 - 5:15 pm
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington, DC
Most Reverend Mark E. Brennan, Bishop of Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Celebrant and Homilist
In 2018, we recorded Most Reverend Roy E. Campbell, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Washington presided at the Mass.
Click here to view his homily:
www.facebook.com/CatholicFamilyPeace/videos/3045203834799/
Please take the time to listen to his message, and let us share in the joyful hope we have as advocates for all people's safety and dignity.
October 4, 2020 - 5:15 pm
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington, DC
Most Reverend Mark E. Brennan, Bishop of Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Celebrant and Homilist
In 2018, we recorded Most Reverend Roy E. Campbell, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Washington presided at the Mass.
Click here to view his homily:
www.facebook.com/CatholicFamilyPeace/videos/3045203834799/
Please take the time to listen to his message, and let us share in the joyful hope we have as advocates for all people's safety and dignity.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter all year long for graphics and easy-to-share messages to spread the word that domestic violence is not acceptable, and that family peace can happen!
