"Guilty Nuclear Resistors Write Essays for Judge"/ Janice Sevre-Duszynska, ARCWP by Megan Fincher/National Catholic Reporter

Janice Sevre-Dusynska, ARCWP on the right with her friend
Max Obuszewski also a peace activist and Bridget Mary Meehan

http://ncronline.org/print/blogs/ncr-today/guilty-nuclear-resistors-write-essays-judge

The following is an excerpt from Janice's answers to the

 six questions, which their lawyer delivered to Bland 
Jan. 23. 
The full text for each defendant can be accessed here [2]. 

1. If North Korea, China or one of the Middle Eastern 
countries dropped a nuclear bomb on a U.S. city tomorrow, 
would that change your opinion about nuclear weapons?


Janice's Response:

“Could the dead be brought back to life?
What restitution is there 
for losing a child, 
a sister or brother, a parent, relative or friend?  
There is nothing that can replace a human being. 

I know…I lost my mother when I was 16 and the oldest of 
four. 
I also lost my younger son when he was 18. 

We know from experience that the death of a loved one 
causes grief beyond measure and it takes a long time 
before those left behind can gather their soul and breathe 
without feeling their heart aflame in the fires of hell. 
In fact, one never recovers completely. 

 Instead, we learn to transform our suffering and
 loss into doing good
 in the world to bring about the Kin-dom. 
Bringing about the Kin-dom, not Kingdom. 
Jesus in the Gospels is not about hierarchy or relationships 
of a domination/subordination paradigm. 
Rather, he calls us to friendship – 

which implies equality between each man and each woman. 

 Everyone is invited to the table.” –​ 
Janice Sevre-Duszynska, Association of Roman Catholic 
Women Priests, of Lexington, Ky.