September 28, 2026 – This Week’s Episode
Episode #92, John Dear with Dennis Kucinich
On today’s new episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear speaks with his friend Dennis Kucinich, former congressman from Ohio from 1997 to 2013 who has been an outspoken voice against war. He was perhaps the leading voice against the US war on Iraq, which killed hundreds of thousands of people. He also called for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.“It is possible to live a life that espouses peace?” Dennis Kucinich asks. “What is peace? It’s an active presence of a capacity for reflection and alignment with love, brother and sisterhood and understanding the meaning of the golden rule. We are interconnected and interdependent and we are all Children of God. We are at a pivot point in the history of the US right now. Unless we stop licensing, funding and creating implements of war, we will not survive as a nation.
“War is one of the gravest offences because it takes away people’s lives in a way that makes no sense. War is original sin. We’re living in a time right now where there is an active genocide in the Middle East. We have to recognize wrong when we see it and call it what it is. We have to set fear aside and summon the courage to speak out. Listen in and be inspired!
September 21, 2026 – This Week’s Episode
Episode #91, John Dear with Robert Jonas on Henri Nouwen!
On today’s new episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear speaks with his friend Robert Jonas about the legendary spiritual writer Henri Nouwen, who died 30th years ago on September 26, 1996.“Henri lived in the in-between spaces of academia and the spiritual life,” Jonas says. “He was like a spelunker: he wanted to dig down deep beneath the psyche and the soul. He was convinced that we cannot help other people unless we accept our own woundedness. When we spoke, we could be honest with each other about our woundedness; we could actually name the wounds to each other… He wanted us to take responsibility for the things that are hurting us, to let the spirit come with us, to know that the spirit is with us, that we are never alone, that we are infinitely loved, that we are God’s beloved.”
Robert Jonas, a longtime friend of Henri’s, is the editor of The Essential Henri Nouwen, and Henri Nouwen: Spiritual Master. Henri Nouwen wrote many best-sellers on the spiritual life, including: The Wounded Healer; Out of Solitude: Reaching Out; In the Name of Jesus; Return of the Prodigal Son; Can You Drink the Cup; Life of the Beloved; Our Greatest Gift; and The Inner Voice of Love. Listen in to these reflections on Henri’s teachings and be inspired! God bless you.Upcoming Zoom Programs:
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September 28, 2026 – This Week’s Episode
Episode #92, John Dear with Dennis Kucinich
On today’s new episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear speaks with his friend Dennis Kucinich, former congressman from Ohio from 1997 to 2013 who has been an outspoken voice against war. He was perhaps the leading voice against the US war on Iraq, which killed hundreds of thousands of people. He also called for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.“It is possible to live a life that espouses peace?” Dennis Kucinich asks. “What is peace? It’s an active presence of a capacity for reflection and alignment with love, brother and sisterhood and understanding the meaning of the golden rule. We are interconnected and interdependent and we are all Children of God. We are at a pivot point in the history of the US right now. Unless we stop licensing, funding and creating implements of war, we will not survive as a nation.
“War is one of the gravest offences because it takes away people’s lives in a way that makes no sense. War is original sin. We’re living in a time right now where there is an active genocide in the Middle East. We have to recognize wrong when we see it and call it what it is. We have to set fear aside and summon the courage to speak out. Listen in and be inspired!
September 21, 2026 – This Week’s Episode
Episode #91, John Dear with Robert Jonas on Henri Nouwen!
On today’s new episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear speaks with his friend Robert Jonas about the legendary spiritual writer Henri Nouwen, who died 30th years ago on September 26, 1996.“Henri lived in the in-between spaces of academia and the spiritual life,” Jonas says. “He was like a spelunker: he wanted to dig down deep beneath the psyche and the soul. He was convinced that we cannot help other people unless we accept our own woundedness. When we spoke, we could be honest with each other about our woundedness; we could actually name the wounds to each other… He wanted us to take responsibility for the things that are hurting us, to let the spirit come with us, to know that the spirit is with us, that we are never alone, that we are infinitely loved, that we are God’s beloved.”
Robert Jonas, a longtime friend of Henri’s, is the editor of The Essential Henri Nouwen, and Henri Nouwen: Spiritual Master. Henri Nouwen wrote many best-sellers on the spiritual life, including: The Wounded Healer; Out of Solitude: Reaching Out; In the Name of Jesus; Return of the Prodigal Son; Can You Drink the Cup; Life of the Beloved; Our Greatest Gift; and The Inner Voice of Love. Listen in to these reflections on Henri’s teachings and be inspired! God bless you.
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