Cardinal O'Brien: prayer-based dialogue key to peace
(Vatican Radio) One of the many Church leaders present for the Mass and Angelus in New Year’s Day was Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, Archbishop-emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States, and the current Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
Cardinal O’Brien spoke with us about the importance of the Mother of God, whose liturgical solemnity the Church celebrates on January 1st, in concurrence with the World Day of Peace. “It’s a worldwide celebration for peace, and a worldwide recognition of the role of Our Lady in the Church, and in the whole state of humanity: she gave us a Savior; she is a great example, a great model,” he said, “and all generations call her blessed.”
Reflecting on Pope Francis’ assertion that peace must be “conquered” and that the conquest of peace involves primarily a spiritual battle within each of us, Cardinal O’Brien said, “We can’t ‘win’ peace by armaments, we have to win peace by dialogue based on prayer.”
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