Daniel Berrigan
Daniel Berrigan
Daniel Joseph Berrigan, S.J., was an American Jesuit priest, anti-war activist, and poet...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth9 May 1921
CountryUnited States of America
affected reflecting sort
Well, I think I was always sort of reflecting where I was and my sense of surroundings and ecology, urban or country, or foreign, living in Europe, very affected by all of that.
deal pay sacrifice
You have to sacrifice yourself. I don't want to make a big deal about it, but you have to pay your dues. I wouldn't have it any other way.
charged country faith highly reflective religion seminary
It's also reflective of a young person's religion or faith in that it's highly charged with sacramental imagery and with country imagery, because I was in the seminary for so many years in the country.
entered
I don't know what more to say. I mean, we're all going to die in a world that is worse than when we entered it.
bring death disgrace liable peace prison war
There is no peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war - at least as exigent, at least as disruptive, at least as liable to bring disgrace and prison and death in its wake.
believe purity
And their conviction is that if it is done with that kind of purity it will go somewhere. I believe that with all my heart, but I'm not responsible for its going somewhere.
convicted forbidden priests steve visit
We have one of our priests in prison right now, Steve Kelly, for his antiwar actions, and three of us in the community are forbidden to visit him because we're all convicted felons.
peace war makers
There are no makers of peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war - at least as exigent.
trying documentaries actors
Well, I've been in several films including documentaries, but the big blockbuster, I was hired as advisor to the actors, I was trying to make Jesuits out of them
things-change easy
It's not going to be easy to change things.
issues connections spirituality
Spirituality was the main issue. Connection with God was the main issue.
theatre absurd agree
Most Americans would agree that Plowshares is a Theatre of the Absurd.
father littles formal
My father had very little formal education.
order mets jesuit
I never met a Jesuit before I applied for the order.