Jonah House is a faith-based community centered around the concept of "Nonviolence, resistance and community". Founded in 1973 by a group that included Philip Berrigan

Philip Berrigan

Philip Francis Berrigan was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest...

, a Catholic priest

Holy Orders

The term Holy Orders is used by many Christian churches to refer to ordination or to those individuals ordained for a special role or ministry....

, and Elizabeth McAlister, formerly a Catholic nun, Jonah House has grown to be situated on a 22 acres (89,030.9 m²) area of land in Baltimore, Maryland situated encompassing St. Peter's Cemetery, caring for the grounds.

Jonah House has been specifically regarded as a prime example of a Catholic Worker House of Resistance

Catholic Worker Movement

The Catholic Worker Movement is a collection of autonomous communities of Catholics and their associates founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933. Its aim is to "live in accordance with the justice and charity of Jesus Christ." One of its guiding principles is hospitality towards those on...

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Nonviolence

Much of the non-violent resistance direct actions undertaken by Jonah House have taken the form of Plowshares actions

Plowshares Movement

The Plowshares Movement is an anti-nuclear weapons movement that gained notoriety in the early 1980s when several members damaged government property and were subsequently convicted.-History:...

. Additionally non-violence is practiced in the community both as a way of thought and action. Education of the injustice present in violence is contemplated.

Sister communities

Jonah House is part of a network of individuals and communities along the east coast that calls itself “The Atlantic Life Community".

The Pacific Life Community is a similar organization encompasing the west coast of the United States of America, Pacific Islands and East Asia.

Jonah House is also a sister community with Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House (in D.C

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

) Viva House Catholic Worker, and The P. Francis Murphy Justice/Peace Initiative.