The Age of Peace
North Korea Peace in Jeopardy
by Jan Stephen James Cavanaugh, Ph.D. on 05/21/18
Korea Peace in Jeopardy
May 18, 2018jsc
North Korea is objecting to National Security Advisor John Bolton’s hard line policies of war. They note the absurdity of asking them to make peace with this person who has the President’s ear. In their view we Americans talk from both sides of our mouth. And hardliners in North Korea in Kim Un’s ear ever more convinced, America cannot be trusted. Iran a case in point!
Korea Peace is in jeopardy. America’s addiction to war2 seems to be winning the day. Once again!
And hopefully North Korea will understand American politics … each leader his audience. Bolton is a pawn in a larger plan.
The Koreas have put on the table end war and full denuclearization. The past is the past. To date they believe they have shown good faith and done things to show sincere commitment to Korea Peace.
North Korea’s position clear, they will not be bullied. They claim the right to nuclear defense against nuclear threat. This is a just claim under rules of war.
If President Trump wants to be named for Nobel Peace Prize 2018, he must do what needs to be done to assure North Korea’s trust. Trust is vital for both sides. And when Bolton gives this peace his blessing, the base will follow … Donald Trump a winner all round.
June 12, 2018 can be the first big step in building the trust that someday Koreans will unify, perhaps heralding the end of war. End war forever and Donald Trump, a man in history greater than Alexander the Great.
For Korea Peace 2018: Trump Kim Un Jaen Noble Peace Prize 2018
Support Trump Effort on North Korea
by Jan Stephen James Cavanaugh, Ph.D. on 04/18/18
Support Trump Effort on North Korea
April 11, 2018jsc
First, Jae-in is elected peace president of South Korea. Second, President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un bluster war. Third, at the Winter Olympics, teams from North and South stand side by side. Next, North Korea extends invitation to Trump to come to North Korea and talk peace. Trump accepts. Recently, South Korea and U.S.A. agreed to a bilateral trade deal, a sign of solidarity. Kim goes to China to get ducks in a row. Something is happening in Korea.
Trump and Kim are expected to meet face to face to do what diplomats not able to do, End the tensions that threaten WWIII. Jesus approves enemies talking to arrive at a Grand Korean Peace.
Are we looking at a 2018 Nobel Prize for Peace here?
Intelligence is favorable: Sources indicate Kim will denuclearize with a defense treaty signed by Russia, China, South Korea and Japan ratified by the United Nations, passed by our Congress and signed by our president.
Will all parties sign; will U.N. approve; will the Congress make that treaty law?
Of all parties concerned, I am most concerned about “we the people” demanding our Congress do so. Will we?
We must praise Trump for his boldness of vision, wish him great success, and let him know that in the matter of ending Korean War, “we got your back.”
It’s the patriotic thing to do.
A grand Korean peace 2018 - setting the path right for our children.
Our Lives Destroyed for a Law That Should Have Never Existed
by Jan Stephen James Cavanaugh, Ph.D. on 12/01/17
Our Lives Destroyed for a Law That Should Have Never Existed
Louise Ouellet
Canada
Email: louise@forbidden-to-love.com
In the fall of 1995 along with my twin children of three years old and my husband whose life has been shortened by the VIH virus, I was walking toward my new church in this huge metropolis where we started a new life.
As I entered this magnificent building with breathtaking frescoed architecture, I never would have thought that a man wearing the Roman collar, someone who is married to ''Mother Church'', was going to
up-set my little imperfect but quiet world.
As I was watching him walking back and forth to get things ready for mass, I got hit with a huge wave of what instantly submerged to my very soul into a pool of pure overwhelming love.
He walked at a brisk pace in the large corridor that ran along the rows of carved wooden benches. As he approached the row where I sat, our eyes met - it was love at first sight. I felt as if I had always known him, but at that point, I did not even know his name. The only details I had were his exceptional height, blue eyes and a smile that lit up his whole beautiful face.
Despite this new indescribable feeling that came over me, I felt much guilt as I thought about my husband. The service ended, and I returned home with my family, determined to forget this incident.
From one Sunday to the next this uncontrollable feeling got the better of my reason. I wanted to know more about this man that stirred my soul and my heart. So I decided to let events flow to open the door to
friendship. I wanted to discover, without it being obvious, whether what I felt was mutual.
During this time, my husband's health deteriorated quickly, and I felt overwhelmed. Since he did not take the drugs needed to stabilize the disease, we found ourselves faced with evidence that he had only
months to live - now he had contracted full-blown AIDS.
I asked the support of the man of my heart, in his position as a priest, to accompany us on this painful journey. He nodded reassuringly and gave us all the support we needed during the illness, death, and funeral of my husband.
Now a widow, the relationship became increasingly close between us. Not two days would go by before we would call or meet each other. As insignificant as it could be, any excuse was good enough to see each
other. The desire to kiss and to say how much we were in love was evident but neither of us dared to admit it.
Months had passed without anything physical happening between us, I felt his prudence and especially his fear despite his desire. One day, after having hinted that he wanted marriage, I began to see my dream
coming true. He seemed ready to take the step. There was now no barrier between us - my happiness was at its peak.
One day, his superiors realized that something was wrong. They saw that the morale of my beloved priest had been low in the recent months. He had confided to his spiritual director, revealing that he suffered from loneliness. With the help of a pretentious friend of us, they quickly found the culprit for an inconvenient truth, for them, and could see that we were in love. They decided to separate us by imposing on him severe restrictions, of which I had no right to know the details.
The only thing I knew is that he was forbidden to talk to me and he was obligated to give them all my personal letters, after which they would read; violating my privacy. As for me, I was pushed aside without explanation or support. I could quickly see that no one cared about the excruciating pain I felt.
To keep me away from the man I loved, they began to destroy my reputation, to intimidate me and to spread rumors of 'scandal' among some parishioners, who were quick to judge and harass me. Meanwhile, my priest wept as much as I did, which added to my pain. I tried to fix things, but the more I tried, the worse the situation became embittered. After twelve years of persecution and suffering, I decided to go away, leaving behind the man of my life for whom I could do nothing.
After much therapy, I managed to go through mourning. I could forgive and make peace with the situation. It's been 19 years since he was forced into silence, but love is still alive and hopes for the Church to exchange its tradition of celibacy for the freedom of choice. Even if this change comes too late for my beloved priest and myself, at least it will be for benefit of future generations.
It is true that there are some priests who hurt women just because they want to play with the fire to quench their lust. Once they realize they can’t control the raging fire they’ve lit in the heart of the woman, destabilized, they will run back to “mother church,”. The church, of course, will fix everything for them. There are, however, priests who are genuinely in love and wish to be with
the woman of their life.
Unfortunately, they will find no support from the clergy to be able to make this important step towards their happiness. That is one reason why we must understand how difficult it is for them to leave the
church.
I am presently in a good place in my life. I have learned with time to love myself enough to let go and appreciate life as it is. I am at peace with the situation. The love that I feel has grown to be an unconditional love; to me God is love... therefore, there is no barriers, no laws, no distance and time. He is - that's it! And the day that I have learned and accepted this fact, I was free. Now, I take time for myself and I share the wisdom that I salvaged from this experience in a comforting form of support for others.
I wrote a book to share my story and bring awareness on the consequences of mandatory celibacy. It is called Forbidden to Love. I also started a website to give the support to others who are going
through the same thing as I did.
I this present moment I launched a petition to request the abolition of mandatory celibacy and to have the right to vote during the Synod.
If you wish to sign you can follow this link: https://www.change.org/p/pope-francis-vatican-help-us-abolish-the-mandatory-celibacy-law-in-the-catholic-church
Thank you for taking the time to read my story.
Louise Ouellet
Ten Points One Plan End War
by Jan Stephen James Cavanaugh, Ph.D. on 09/20/17
First Point: Peacemakers to end war must accept war is winning … with each passing year the war drum throbs louder; unending war unstopped will end in catastrophic war. Time is not on our side.
?Second Point: Accept that our Vietnam era anti-war messaging is not working. Deep in our guts the raping and terror of war embedded to become an obsession to address … reaction formation. Until that defense is addressed efforts to end war by being against war will be met with non-belief and hostility.
?Third Point: The vast majority of humanity is war conscious dominant … messaging to end war assumes law conscious dominance, so what we propose runs against the grain.
?Fourth Point: A single pointed plan based on single pointed question: How to obey to the law against war becomes the tip of our spear.
?Fifth Point: Non-violence as the fundamental strategy to end war is not working … if it worked the god of war would be retired already. Don’t confuse polarities … non-violence is a state of being.
?Sixth Point: We hear the call to Justice Divinely ordained.
?Seventh Point: Having done our inner work we agree to focus on Kellogg-Briand Pact given to us by our grand-parents … this can be this global generation’s first action: a civilization that obeys the law against war … a global project.
?Eighth: Point: Our military leadership instructed to work with a humanity … to begin safely stepping back from war with goal of enforcing the Kellogg Briand Pact to outlaw war.
?Ninth Point: A global humanity, global structures, global peace built on global trust. League of Nations, United Nations, to a World of Nations, To a World of Peoples living in the Age of Peace 2050
?Tenth Point: One Plan. We vigorously debate for a year different plans to build a civilization able to enforce the law against war. The how and the when! And we come back here No War 2018 Vote One Plan. Think of Eisenhower’s generals … debating fiercely their point of view and when he made his choice, they stood shock hands looked each other in the eye and said… “See you on other side of channel”.
?We can end war but only if become a “we”.
?The greatest obstacles to ending war are non-belief, cynicism and most critically a lack of imagination. jsc0817
President Trump and the Golden Ring of Peace
by Jan Stephen James Cavanaugh, Ph.D. on 09/03/17
President Trump and the Golden Ring of Peace
On This 89th Anniversary of the Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928: Outlawing War.
Time for Global Law and Order
Open Letter to Donald Trump
August 27, 2017 jsc
Dear President Trump:
Will you, like George W and Obama chose some variation of the Dark Ring of War?
Will you consider the great opportunity, once before them, but now before you to be a great man of history?
Can you see what the others did not, and grab the Golden Ring of Peace?
We the people plead a call out to humanity: A doctrine of peace to obey the law against war to end war forever. Generals and faith based leaders will step forward in support of your brave leadership. On this we stand as one.
History will regard you greatly, but prepare as those who favor war will resist.
Peace makers often have shortened lives, so be careful.
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was given to us by our grandparents their wisdom post WWI. Humanity signed on. Lead us to be the global generation to finish what they started to avoid WWIII.
Humanity tired of war and fearful of catastrophic war is hungry for peace from war.
Let me challenge you to make the enforcement of the Kellogg-Briand Pact, the law against war the hall mark of your presidency.
My hope is that upon reading this, tens of hundreds of thousands of emails and tweets and other social media bombard the White House. You seize the opportunity to close the deal on becoming a Great Man of Peace.
It is time for law and order to step forward to enforce the law against war.
The law against war is just law, the Will of the God of Justice.
I beg you to speak on September 21, 2017, International Peace Day, at the United Nations. You issue a call out to humanity globally united in one thing, to implement the Kellogg Briand Pact to end war forever.
This is a noble cause and a righteous path.
A Noble Peace Prize and 2020 is assured.
You can be as great if not greater than Alexander the Great. Not in war, but in peace.
You are in our prayers for right judgment,
We the People Speak Out: Enforce the Law against War.
