Prayers For Peace

Deacon Deacon Leonard Richardson reflects during his homily as he conducts a Communion service at Rainbow Beach in Chicago Aug. 24. Black Catholic deacons of Chicago hosted six sunrise services to pray for nonviolence in the 2013-2014 school year. At the end of the service at Rainbow Beach, Deacon Richardson recognized the 50th anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King and the civil rights leader's contributions to peace.