![leelaramdeen by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ](https://i0.wp.com/rcsocialjusticett.org/2.0/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/leelaramdeen.jpg?resize=60%2C60)
Peace is not the product of terror or fear.
Peace is not the silence of cemeteries.
Peace is not the silent revolt of violent repression.
Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all.
Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity.
It is right and it is duty. (Archbishop Oscar Romero – 1917 -1980)
Today’s Psalm (84), is a prayer for peace: “Mercy and faithfulness have met, justice and peace have embraced…”
Our country and our world yearn for peace. As people of the Beatitudes; as a people of hope, Catholics believe that peace is possible.