You Will Be My Witnesses Grawemeyer Award Winner Richard's teaching is grounded in

Richard's teaching is grounded in the Franciscan alternative orthodoxy—practices of contemplation and lived kenosis (self-emptying)

He was appointed by Pope John Paul II to the Pontifical Commission of the Historical Sciences and by Pope Benedict XVI to the Pontifical Commission on Religious Relations with Muslims

” — Thich Nhat Hanh

professor of Christian theology at the Divinity School and member of the Committee on Social Thought of the University of Chicago

You Will Be My Witnesses Grawemeyer Award Winner Richard's teaching is grounded inThe holy witnesses whose stories and images are presented here take a stand in the court of life to speak the truth of God. From famous and lesser known saints to prophets and peacemakers from our own time, these images open a doorway to the sacred. Their stories call us to witness God's compassionate love. John Dear is a priest, activist, lecturer, and author of thirty books including Thomas Merton Peacemaker; You Will Be My Witnesses (with art by