|
Rev. Daniel Berrigan, S.J., peace activist, poet and playwright, delivered the lecture, "Poetry and Peacemaking in the Warmaking State," on Sept. 28 in the Hogan Ballroom.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1952, Fr. Berrigan was influenced early in his ministry by Dorothy Day and the pacifist Catholic Worker Movement. A sponsor of the National Catholic Peace Fellowship and co-founder of Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam, he gained national attention in 1968 by setting fire to draft records in Catonsville, Md. Convicted and sentenced to prison, Fr. Berrigan dramatized the trial in his award-winning play, The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, which was later made into a feature film. Continuing peace activism as a member of the Plowshares movement, he has been arrested frequently for his protest actions.
Fr. Berrigan is the author of several books, including the volume of poetry, Time Without a Number (1957); Night Flight to Hanoi (1968); The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1970); Prison Poems (1973); We Die Before We Live (1980); and a memoir, To Dwell in Peace (1987).
Jesuit Heritage Week is an annual event that celebrates the vibrant spiritual and intellectual Jesuit heritage of Holy Cross and commemorates its rich history.
|
