Who We Are
Catholic Peace Ministry is a faith-based ecumenical peace organization that was founded in 1981 as part of the Des Moines Catholic Diocese. Since 1991 it has been independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Diocese. CPM today is guided by an ecumenical board of directors, which follows the peace/wisdom teachings of numerous faith traditions.
Over the years, the Catholic Peace Ministry has facilitated numerous marches in the name of peace and justice worldwide, hosted events to honor and remember those who have died at the hands of senseless mass atrocities, sponsored panel discussions to educate those in the Des Moines Community about peace and justice issues, and so much more!
Meet the Team
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Kathleen McQuillen
Director
catholicpeaceministry@gmail.com
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Caleb Stewart
Peace Education Associate Intern
caleb.stewart@catholicpeaceministry.com
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Luke Clausen
Peace Education Associate Intern
luke.clausen@catholicpeaceministry.com
Meet the Board
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Jeffrey J Weiss is a teacher who previously worked as Peace Education Director for the American Friends Service Committee. He is available to speak at churches, schools, and civic organizations on many global topics. Some of these are how nonviolence works, what is terrorism, the United Nations, human rights, the laws of war, and explaining Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Palestine.
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Steve Gude is a retired public school speech-language pathologist. He joined the CPM Board in 2011. Steve and his wife Mona are the proud parents of three adult children and also have two wonderful grandchildren!
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