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
war ties curiosity
Of course, let us have peace, we cry, "but at the same time let us have normalcy, let us lose nothing, let our lives stand intact, let us know neither prison nor ill repute nor disruption of ties ... " There is no peace because there are no peacemakers. 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, at least as disruptive, at least as liable to bring disgrace and prison, and death in its wake.
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.
boots dies
I'd like to die with my boots on.
attitude religion permit
I don't know a more irreligious attitude, one more utterly bankrupt of any human content, than one which permits childred to be destroyed.
outcomes
You can't bank on the outcome.
publishing
I was publishing when I was 20, 21. And it really never stopped.
community felons three
We have one of our priests in prison right now for his antiwar actions, and three of us in the community are forbidden to visit him because we're all convicted felons.
knows
You just have to do what you know is right.