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A keynote address delivered for the University Notre Dame Student Peace Conference in April 2021.

A keynote delivered at the virtual Art in the Place of Conflict conference, organized by the Derry Playhouse in Northern Ireland.

A dharma talk shared at the Upaya Zen Center discussing creating friendships across ideological divides and differences.

A lecture presented at the conference, "Conversations on Attachment: Integrating the Science of Love and Spirituality," in which John Paul explores the nexus of conflict transformation, reconciliation, and attachment theory through the metaphors of sound and circularity.

A lecture shared at Conrad Grebel University College for the 2014 Convocation celebration on the topic of compassionate presence and faith-inspired peacebuilding.

A keynote address delivered at The Transformative Mosaic Conference, organized by Mediation Northern Ireland in 2011.

An address that explores circular metaphors for reconciliation offered to Northern Ireland's Belfast City Council.

A speech delivered upon John Paul’s receipt of the Niwano Peace Prize in 2019.

A keynote address delivered at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Association of Conflict Resolution.