The following reflection was written by Kathy McNeely, a former Maryknoll lay missioner (Guatemala) who now works for the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns (MOGC) as the coordinator of the Faith-Economy-Ecology project. The reflection was published in the July-August 2010 issue of NewsNotes, the MOGC’s bimonthly journal on international issues. Sign up for NewsNotes and other MOGC listservs at our website, www.maryknollogc.org.

In early April, the letter below was sent to President Obama from leaders of 25 Christian faith communities [including Marie Dennis, director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns MOGC)], expressing support for peacekeeping efforts in Israel-Palestine. The letter was drafted and circulated by Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP).

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