Last Updated: Friday - 09/24/2010 Week of May 22, 2006 Sister
traces path to peace Women religious get tips for non-violent
coexistence By RAMON GONZALEZ "We are so used to being a
superpower we don't have the humility to do something
different." - Sr. Anita Whitely Using examples from Gandhi and
Jesus, Whitely gave the sisters skills to address conflict and
challenged them to "become conscious of the violence that
surrounds them and to become consciously non-violent." "Non-
violence is not easy and it isn't just that is not easy because
it's a violent world but because we are dealing with ourselves,"
the sister said. Whitely then walked participants through a
series of steps to resolve personal conflict. Participants did
exercises in non-violent conflict resolution in pairs and in
small groups. Before you take action on a problem, think about
the consequences of your actions. "Peace is the practice of
mindfulness, the practice of being aware of our own thoughts,
our actions and the consequences of our actions