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Peace Abbey Library Catalog Now Online!

Click here to view a catalog of the 3,203 books and videos in the Peace Abbey Library on LibraryThing.com. The catalog includes the 564 books in the Gandhi collection. You can sort the collection by topic or author by clicking the Tags or Authors tab at the top of the page. You can also use the Search window to look for a topic of interest. Thanks to our great volunteers who input all the books. Please let us know what you think of this tool and how you are using it. Enjoy!

Media Coverage of Gandhi Statue at Occupy Boston

Here are a few of the media stories of Gandhi’s visit to Occupy Boston: WickedLocal.com: Photo gallery: Peace Abbey’s Gandhi statue visits Occupy Boston WRKO: Gandhi Makes Occupy Boston Appearance WickedLocal Dover: Gandhi statue back at Peace Abbey after stay with Occupy Boston Boston Globe West: Suburban Occupy sees opportunity to reenergize

Boston.com: Have you visited the Peace Abbey?

The Peace Abbey is a spiritual oasis that’s tucked away in the wooded hamlet of Sherborn. The multi-faith retreat center is home to the Pacifist Living History Museum and Emily the Sacred Cow, and over the years has hosted well-known visitors like Mother Teresa, Howard Zinn, Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, and, most recently, Joan Baez. But the future of the Peace Abbey is up in the air. Faced with mounting bills, the cash-strapped nonprofit is appealing to the public and hoping that an angel investor can save the place. Peace Abbey supporters are doing whatever they can to help. On […]

Prayer for U.S. Military Killed in Iraq

Peace Abbey volunteer Madeline Champagne had been recording the total number of U.S. war deaths in Iraq on a sign outside the Peace Abbey, but during the winter of 2007 she decided these men and women deserved more recognition than just a number. In the Peace Abbey Coffeehouse room in the lower level of the Conference Center Madeline began building a memorial consisting of a wrist band with the name of each of the U.S. service member killed in action in Iraq. The wristbands are linked in a series of hanging chains that extend for many feet along the walls. […]

Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award Presentation to Nelson Mandela

Remarks by Dot Walsh at the presentation ceremony in South Africa October 6, 2011 It is an honor to be here tonight to present the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award to Nelson Mandela. I would like to thank Karen Beransche and all who helped make the global summit possible. In the United States the Department of Peace was first presented to Congress by US Representative Dennis Kucinich. Although it has never been adopted there have been many people who are still working to promote this concept. We have a dept. of war why not a dept. of peace? Representative […]

Dover-Sherborn Press: Roots and Wings holding benefit for Sherborn’s Peace Abbey

By Staff reports Sherborn –Faced with foreclosure again, the Peace Abbey in Sherborn is hosting a yoga and bodywork event at Roots and Wings in Natick on Sunday, Nov. 6. The event lasts from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and will feature various sessions, including yoga, an information session about the Abbey and an art sale. Long-time Abbey volunteer Dan Dick, and others like him, would hate to see it go away. “This is a place that brings all aspects of nonviolence together,” he said. The Abbey serves as a haven for vegetarians, pacifists, conscientious objectors and any one who seeks peace, […]

SouthCoast Today: By any definition, kindness matters

By Susan Pawlak-seaman Live and Learn October 28, 2011 12:00 AM Maybe because I spend a lot of time waiting in traffic, bumper stickers catch my eye. Such as the one I saw last weekend when I was heading to the Dartmouth Mall: “Remember to be kind,” it said in large letters. Then, in smaller print, it noted “Peace Abbey in Sherborn, Mass.” Since I wasn’t familiar with the Abbey, I did a quick Google search and learned that “Peace Abbey is dedicated to creating innovative models for society that empower individuals on the paths of nonviolence, peacemaking, and cruelty-free […]

CounterPunch: Occupy Boston – The Closing of the American Mind

by VIJAY PRASHAD I. That Strange Brown Man, Gandhi. Gandhi is standing in the bustle of Occupy Boston. The wry smile, the flapping ears, and the walking stick in hand. A sign flags near his knees, “The world holds enough for everyone’s NEED, but not enough for everyone’s GREED.” People rush past him, walking on the wooden planks that work as the walkways between tents in Dewey Square. These people are temporary heroes, the people who have walked away from their ordinary lives to seek shelter together in the public square. Some of these people are happy, pleased to be […]