Author - Michael Hovey

Michael Hovey is director of the Office for Catholic Social Teaching for the Archdiocese of Detroit. He has represented Pax Christi at the United Nations and has counseled young Catholics on conscientious objection to war and military service.

Conscientious courage

Franz Jägerstätter paved the way for those who object to war by following a higher order. In April 1974, while serving at the U.S. Navy base in...