#52 A Special Year End One Hour Episode of Highlights of the Nonviolent Jesus Podcast from 2025 featuring Joan Baez, Cornel West, Joan Chittister, John Fugelsang, Martin Sheen, Richard Rohr and many more!

This week we have created a special one hour year end episode of highlights of just some of our guests that have contributed to The Nonviolent Jesus podcast this year.

Our first year of weekly podcasts has been a whirlwind: so many great stories, personal experiences, deep spiritual (and theological) insights and most of all, words of hope and inspiration which we hope you have and will enjoy, many are worth and 2nd and 3rd listening.

It is an astonishing collection of visionaries, teachers and peacemakers.

You will hear short segments, usually 2-3 minutes each featuring, in order:

Martin Sheen

Helen Prejean

Richard Rohr,

Joan Chittister

Brian McLaren,

Bryan Stevenson,

Cornel West,

Charles McCarthy,

Stanley Hauerwas

John Fugelsang

Paul Chappell

Kathy Kelly

Simone Campbell

Jamie Raskin

Joan Baez

We want to thank you, our listeners, subscribers and donors, for your generous spirit in supporting this weekly podcast and we look forward to a new year with more amazing guests that will lead us to being followers of the nonviolent Jesus.

Go to BeatitudesCenter.org for more about The Nonviolent Jesus and other programs we offer. Just last month we have started a Substack account under FatherJohnDear as well, which we will be building on this coming year.

We’re starting 2026 with Robert Ellsberg talking about the saints, and don't forget to mark Dr. King’s upcoming birthday holiday with a special conversation with his assistant Rev. Andrew Young on Monday, January 19th.

We really appreciate every one of you and hope you are being blessed and encouraged by this podcast.

Happy New Year, God bless you and keep following the nonviolent Jesus!

Onward in peace,

🌻 John