Martin was a soldier who gave up the sword to serve Christ. Christ Catholic Church will be celebrating the Feast of St. Martin in November at the Cathedral of the Prince of Peace. Please check our web page frequently for more information. To be fair however, our Church's commitment to peace predates the 1960s.
Violence is never a solution.
We take our lead from the Savior, Who could have called down legions of angels in the Garden of Gethsemane. But Who chose instead to go to His death, rather than participate in violence. We are anti-war. But not anti-soldier. With Jesus as our example we willingly minister to the Armed Forces, as He did for the Centurion and his servant.