Glenmary priest receives Pax Christi's Teacher of Peace Award

Published: 2007-09-13

STANTON, Ky. (CNS) -- To some, he is the coordinator of the Commission for Justice and Peace for the Diocese of Lexington. Others know him as the director of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia. Still others call him a gourmet cook, a thought-provoking homilist or a caring visitor to those in prison. Now, everyone will know Glenmary Father John Rausch as a "teacher of peace." Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace movement, awarded Father Rausch its 2007 Teacher of Peace Award Sept. 12 in Washington. Father Rausch dismisses the idea that he already is a teacher of peace, saying, "I'm going to grow into a teacher of peace. I see this as a great moniker. I see this as a great goal." In his nomination of Father Rausch, Lexington Bishop Ronald W. Gainer wrote: "Father John is a man who is truly concerned for the welfare and justice of others, especially the people of Appalachia." Father Rausch's years of work demonstrate that. The Philadelphia native joined the Glenmary Home Missioners when he was just out of high school.

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