About the Author

Patricia McCarthy, CND, is a teacher, lecturer, and retreat director on the theology and spirituality of Christian nonviolence. She is the author of The Scent of Jasmine: Reflections on Peace for Everyday Life, and Of Passion and Folly: A Scriptural Foundation for Peace published by The Liturgical Press.

Reviews

. . . a very practical and authentic book written by one who lives out its message and is herself a peacemaker. It is challenging, calling its readers to a passionate love of God and following the example given by Jesus. This is a book for everyone.Bishop Charles Buswell

I learned and laughed and was given pause by her disconcertingly blunt reflections on the beatitudes, our falling short, even falling away from the method and means of Christ. Such a companion her little book proves, loving and demanding, a vade mecum to an even smaller tome: the Gospel.Daniel Berrigan, SJ