▁O SB , ▁in ▁forming ▁a ▁Catholic ▁femin ist ▁peace ▁community . ▁This ▁group , ▁compr ising ▁Bened ict ine ▁Sister s ▁and ▁lay ▁associ ates , ▁was ▁organized ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁on ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Work er ▁model , ▁combining ▁activ ism ▁with ▁the ▁Works ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁( s oup ▁kitchen , ▁hom eless ▁shelter ▁work . ▁etc .) ▁The ▁P ax ▁Center , ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁Catholic ▁anti war ▁activ ist ▁groups , ▁soon ▁morph ed ▁into ▁P ax ▁Christ i ▁USA , ▁the ▁American ▁affili ate ▁of ▁P ax ▁Christ i , ▁an ▁international ▁Catholic ▁peace ▁movement . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Lo esch ▁became ▁an ▁activ ist ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁" M obil ization ▁for ▁Sur v ival ", ▁a ▁coal ition ▁which ▁opposed ▁nuclear ▁weapons . ▁She ▁became ▁convinced ▁that ▁abort ion ▁and ▁the ▁nuclear ▁arms ▁race ▁were ▁moral ▁equival ents , ▁and ▁advoc ated ▁partners hip ▁between ▁the ▁peace ▁and ▁pro - life ▁movements . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁she ▁founded ▁the ▁" bridge " ▁organization ▁Pro l if ers ▁for ▁Sur v ival , ▁which ▁operated ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁She ▁has ▁written ▁extens ively ▁on ▁these ▁and ▁related ▁subjects . ▁The ▁larger ▁Cons istent ▁Life ▁Eth ic ▁movement ▁grew ▁partly ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁writing ▁and ▁activ ism . ▁Her ▁articles ▁or ▁ess ays ▁( many ▁search able ▁via ▁" J uli ▁Lo esch " ▁or ▁" J uli ▁Lo esch ▁W iley