Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ellen Grant is a retired associate warden of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. What does it mean to be ...

Although the Roman Catholic Church hates war as much as the next Christian, its attitude towards war has always been realistic. Modern simon-pure pacifism, as unrealistic as it is high-minded, has ...

If there is a patron saint of pacifists, Martin of Tours could be a candidate. He is best known for an act of kindness as he was returning from a campaign in winter. On horseback, he encountered a ...

What does it mean to be a pacifist? Pacifism is, of course, a philosophy, an idea defined by Webster’s dictionary as being in opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes. It may also ...