Podcast appearances and mentions of Daniel Berrigan

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the so-called “Radical Priest” from “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard,” Daniel Berrigan.” Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley: https://shop.1517.org/products/9781962654708-the-impossible-prize Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes: https://shop.1517.org/products/9781962654791-ditching-the-checklist Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1962654753?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_FCNEEK60MVNVPCEGKBD8_5&starsLeft=1  More from the hosts: Dan van Voorhis SHOW TRANSCRIPTS are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (outerrimterritories.com).

"No one can deal with every issue at once, and choosing which part of the problem to commit to is part of the work of resistance. Some of you are already doing important work on human rights or climate or criminal justice. Some of you can commit to addressing immigration or the underground railroads for abortions. Some of you will find your commitment or have skills and resources to bring to multiple issues. Daniel Berrigan, the Jesuit priest turned anti-war organiser, once wrote: “One cannot level one's moral lance at every evil in the universe. There are just too many of them. But you can do something; and the difference between doing something and doing nothing is everything.”" - Rebecca Solnit The Rebecca Solnit Article I referenced today: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/09/authoritarians-like-trump-love-fear-defeatism-surrender-do-not-give-them-what-they-wantRebecca Solnit's emergency meditations: https://meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/welcome-to-meditations-in-an-emergency/DONATE:www.pcrf.netGET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcastOR BE A REAL GEM + TUNE IN ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/MYDBpodcastOR WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/juliemerica The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or impl Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roger LaPorte (July 16, 1943 - November 10, 1965)A Reflection by Fr. Emmanuel McCarthy Roger La Porte immolated himself on November 9, 1965, as his response to the high tech and financially profitable massacre of the people of Vietnam that the U.S. politicians and military were conducting 7200 miles from the border of the U.S.—and to which most of the U.S. citizenry at the time were indifferent. The sacrifice of his life was his response to this wickedness and to the mass media deceit that was calculatingly covering up the daily fare of atrocities that men in the U.S. military were committing against the Vietnamese. When news of his death, the manner of death and the motivation for his self-immolation became known, few in the Church had a good word to say about him, and most had clever, subtle, demeaning and dismissing innuendos when asked to comment on Roger. I was appalled then and remain appalled to this day at the way my fellow Catholics from Cardinal Spellman to Thomas Merton to Dorothy Day and most other Catholics threw Roger overboard. Yet, I remember the aura of religious heroism, the almost reverend adulation, with which some of these same people treated the self-immolation by the sixty-six-year-old Buddhist monk, Thich Quang Duc's, two and a half years earlier in Saigon on June 11, 1963—although they disagreed with self-immolation as a form of protest for themselves. Yet, where Roger was concerned, it was a radically different response, tenor and tone that was adopted. But, to his eternal credit, Rev. Daniel Berrigan stood by Roger to the end and beyond, and in my mind rightly interpreted Roger's act, motivation and witness. Dan did not and would not—nor would I— counsel Roger to choose such a witness. Dan, however, left no doubt after hearing Roger's death bed confession that Roger was following his conscience and was not trying to commit suicide, but rather, was voluntarily accepting suffering and possibly death so that others might have their sufferings relieved and their deaths avoided. Dan paid a price for standing by Roger publicly and privately, having the cruel wrath of Cardinal Spellman and his own Jesuit Order immediately come down on him. Regardless of how we die, we all die totally dependent on the mercy of God. No one dies saying, “Lord, have justice on me.” In relation to the Vietnam War, Roger made his choice and others made theirs. Roger's act resulted in him being burned to death. The acts of other U.S. Catholics and Christians resulted in tens of thousands of Vietnamese being burned to death.Remember at this moment, the DOW Chemical Napalm Holocaust in Vietnam. Imagine the agony of that! That was Roger's agony multiplied tens of thousands of times over. Indeed, Dan Berrigan after visiting Vietnam during the war called it “The Land of the Burning Children.” But one will search in vain for evidence that the wrath of Cardinal Spellman or of the Jesuit Order came down on any of the Catholics who set tens of thousands of human beings on fire in Vietnam, or on any Catholic institutions, e.g., universities, that taught Catholics to obey those who ordered them to burn Vietnamese people to death. Nor is there any evidence that the wrath of Cardinal Spellman or the Jesuit Order came down on any Catholic or Catholic organization who was indifferent to the destruction of Vietnamese children by the truckload each day. As is the case today in the Catholic Church hierarchy in relation to the genocide of the children of Palestine.—Emmanuel Charles McCarthyFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.coFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

"A TRAGEDY BEYOND CALCULATING: The State of Israel Has Become The Tomb of The Jewish Soul" -- A talk given by Daniel Berrigan, S.J on Oct. 19, 1973, shortly after he completed his parole in a federal sentence for acts of nonviolent resistance against the Vietnam war. The speech was printed that month in American Report, a publication of Clergy and Laity Concerned, the anti-Vietnam War Organization.JOIN THE 2024 PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT with Fr. McCarthy and myself!Click here: https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8Find CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

Six more movies reviews, don't worry we have more showcases coming soon, but hey let's dive in. Today we are doin it, ever so slightly differently. For you dear listener it is basically nothing, but for us or me specifically it feels like great fun. We have our five prepared reviews, and then we pause the pod car, watch the 6th then come back and give our freshest review ever. Starting off today we tackle (the Trial of the Catonsville nine 1972) Sadly this isn't streaming and is only available on VHS, it's probably not an accident that an extremely left movie about direct action gets buried. These 2 priest brothers and 7 others grabbed all the files of those tagged to be next in the draft to Nam and publicly burned them using homemade napalm to protest the bombings. They are well spoken and unapologetic in the trial, and we hear at D.U.I. think its an important 70's event and film that should definitely get a re release now. Film is based off a play written by Daniel Berrigan, one of the 9. Movie number 2 today is (the Homecoming 1973) Oh dear this movie. I will say this, in thinking about why I didn't love it, its actually getting more thought provoking and interesting in my head. Ian Holm is great in this, and perhaps now let us move on to something with a little more passion for life. (Rocky 1976) I'm sorry, but I had seen this film so many times before realizing that Sly pretty much runs the whole show, and is quite underrated. He wrote most if not all the Rocky's, and heck he wrote first blood. He did not direct this one though that's the next movie. Our director here is John G Avildson of karate kid fame. Not sure what to say here, but we do say a lot, now this movie did very well at the box office and the oscars, is it deserved, let's see. Personally I'd of given the best picture to 2 over one because there is simply less Paulie in it. you can just listen so let's move on shall we. (Opening night 1977) Our 2nd John Cassavettes film. Here have a decade under the influence favorite Gena Rowlands giving a breathtaking performance as stage and screen star Myrtle Gordan. Say what you will but she rules and this film really takes you inside of a stage production, I mean really in there. Listen and we'll tell you if there's issues but issues or no, this for us was really quite something to see. Next up we have for you (Rocky II 1979). Sly IS writer and director here and this is another film that I do have a memory of seeing in the theater in 79. I was 8 and remember it as, pretty great for a non Star Wars movie. High praise indeed. I should have said before but Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, and awesome Carl Weathers are all back again and pretty great, also Burt Young as Paulie, great actor douchee character. Finally today we pull the pod car over and pause to watch then review (where the lilies bloom 1974) another 70's rated g family film that doesn't really seem all that family or G. Is it insulting to intelligence and kids now to just give them a simple story cartoon and call it good. Wall E is pretty darn heavy actually. I liked that I watched some pretty heavy films as a kid, now they didn't scar me like some of my friends were by being taken to go see Alien when they were 7 just so the parents could see Alien. Our friend of the pod Eddie was even taken to see the Texas chainsaw massacre and told to NOT look at the screen. I on the other hand was taken to see heavy themed Ordinary people at 8 or 9 and shown one flew over the cuckoo's nest as a kid and these are still 2 of my most favorite movies and I don't feel I was scarred or that I didn't understand the concepts as a kid, I understand them better now, but I love the journey of re watching great movies or re looking at good art or music over the years, here's to the journey. Thanks so much for listening.

Betty Medsger : The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBIThe never-before-told full story of the history-changing break-in at the FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, by a group of unlikely activists—quiet, ordinary, hardworking Americans—that made clear the shocking truth and confirmed what some had long suspected, that J. Edgar Hoover had created and was operating, in violation of the U.S. Constitution, his own shadow Bureau of Investigation.It begins in 1971 in an America being split apart by the Vietnam War . . . A small group of activists—eight men and women—the Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI, inspired by Daniel Berrigan's rebellious Catholic peace movement, set out to use a more active, but nonviolent, method of civil disobedience to provide hard evidence once and for all that the government was operating outside the laws of the land.The would-be burglars—nonpro's—were ordinary people leading lives of purpose: a professor of religion and former freedom rider; a day-care director; a physicist; a cab driver; an antiwar activist, a lock picker; a graduate student haunted by members of her family lost to the Holocaust and the passivity of German civilians under Nazi rule.Betty Medsger's extraordinary book re-creates in resonant detail how this group of unknowing thieves, in their meticulous planning of the burglary, scouted out the low-security FBI building in a small town just west of Philadelphia, taking into consideration every possible factor, and how they planned the break-in for the night of the long-anticipated boxing match between Joe Frazier (war supporter and friend to President Nixon) and Muhammad Ali (convicted for refusing to serve in the military), knowing that all would be fixated on their televisions and radios.Medsger writes that the burglars removed all of the FBI files and, with the utmost deliberation, released them to various journalists and members of Congress, soon upending the public's perception of the inviolate head of the Bureau and paving the way for the first overhaul of the FBI since Hoover became its director in 1924. And we see how the release of the FBI files to the press set the stage for the sensational release three months later, by Daniel Ellsberg, of the top-secret, seven-thousand-page Pentagon study on U.S. decision-making regarding the Vietnam War, which became known as the Pentagon Papers.At the heart of the heist—and the book—the contents of the FBI files revealing J. Edgar Hoover's “secret counterintelligence program” COINTELPRO, set up in 1956 to investigate and disrupt dissident political groups in the United States in order “to enhance the paranoia endemic in these circles,” to make clear to all Americans that an FBI agent was “behind every mailbox,” a plan that would discredit, destabilize, and demoralize groups, many of them legal civil rights organizations and antiwar groups that Hoover found offensive—as well as black power groups, student activists, antidraft protestors, conscientious objectors.The author, the first reporter to receive the FBI files, began to cover this story during the three years she worked for The Washington Post and continued her investigation long after she'd left the paper, figuring out who the burglars were, and convincing them, after decades of silence, to come forward and tell their extraordinary story.The Burglary is an important and riveting book, a portrait of the potential power of non­violent resistance and the destructive power of excessive government secrecy and spying.read less5 years ago #betty, #burglary:, #discovery, #ed, #edgar, #fbi, #hoover's, #j., #medsger, #of, #opperman, #report, #secret, #theThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

Alistair shares from Proverbs 7:6-23 and Luke 18:1-8 www.knec4jesus.org.uk "Rachel, mourn no longer I, mother Yahweh large in loss, assuage your tears even as you Comfort Me. That son, the prodigal - My heart stirs, I must like Rachel run headlong, make of him -  (recusant, slow returning, against all chance renewed) firstborn of My love." (Daniel Berrigan - translation of Jeremiah 31:15-20)

Chris Hedges is one of our greatest public intellectuals and a prodigious writer with 14 books, a Pulitzer Prize and other prestigious awards to his credit. All of these achievements have come over the course of a long and storied career as a war correspondent, NPR, Christian Science Monitor, and New York Times journalist, and the wisdom and perspective on the human experience that few have endured. At the height of his career he quit his job at the New York Times rather than to be muzzled by the paper on his opposition to the war in Iraq. He can claim as mentors the great Sheldon Wolen, Noam Chomsky, Daniel Berrigan, Václav Havel, and Cornell West, among others.Hedges often speaks of a quote - ostensibly from St Augustine of Hippo: “Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” In this interview Christopher Hedges speaks of both compellingly.

First broadcast on June 01, 1972. Fr. Daniel Berrigan speaks about his early life, and relationship with his family, on his becoming a priest, and on being an anti-Vietnam War activist.

Beyond his prolific publications, we know Thomas Merton for his vast, diverse readings and massive output of correspondence. This session explores perspectives on peace, race, and ecology that Merton shared in his apostolate of letters. It connects these views with reading materials that informed his thought and helped address his recipients' immediate concerns about those social dilemmas. It also highlights how his responses spoke beyond their immediate context and, as Daniel Berrigan stated, timelessly “unmasked the spiritual forces which lie under the appearances of things” and remain at play in our own time. Gordon Oyer is the author of Signs of Hope: Thomas Merton's Letters on Peace, Race, and Ecology and Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest, which reconstructs Thomas Merton's 1964 retreat for peace activists. Over the past decade he has presented papers at several ITMS and Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland conferences, and he has published articles in The Merton Annual and The Merton Journal as well as book reviews for The Merton Seasonal. Oyer received his MA in history from the University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign. He currently resides in Louisville, Ky.

Today I get to share with you my conversation with Shannon K. Evans. Shannon is an author and a speaker who shares about spirituality, social justice and encouraging women as she navigates mothering 5 kiddos. During our conversation, Shannon shares her story of growing up with a model of Christian servitude, and living lives full of mercy, and love, but as she grew up that became misconstrued into a confusing narrative about her significance in her relationship with God and others being only about her what she gave or how she served. Shannon and her husband lived as overseas missionaries for a while and this issue really came to a head there as they began to realize this in fact may not be what they were called to after all. She shares her personal journey of wrestling with her shadow side, the lack of vulnerability as a missionary, then coming home and becoming an adoptive Mom, and ultimately coming to terms with what God was exposing in her own heart. She asked herself and continues to ask those who have ears to hear: What is just the appearance of living a holy life, and what is a life of being conformed into the image of Christ? As their family grew, she began to wrestle further with the belief of her worth as woman and what made her a good mom was minimizing her needs, and only being as great as her sacrifice. Service, and motherhood is beautiful, but if you are bitter, and angry and miserable, how does that actually help anyone, and what is that modeling to your children? These are questions Shannon asked herself and then ultimately poured out into her writing. Shannon's latest book Rewilding Motherhood is a motherhood book for those who struggle to find themselves in other motherhood books. While motherhood and parenthood books can be great tools for tackling issues, equipping for situations and more, Shannon wanted to focus more on the woman under all the motherhood, and discovering what it might look like to rewild it. What does it mean to rewild? She'll share that with us and more.  Connecting with Shannon: Books Facebook Instagram Substack Website Today's episode sponsor: Tony Crabtree Homes with Exit Realty Home buyer guide: http://bit.ly/buyersguidecrabtreehomes Seller guide: http://bit.ly/sellerguidecrabtreehomes Facebook Instagram Website YouTube   References: -Indonesia -Mission Friends -GA's / RA's -Acteens -JL Gerhardt and our conversation on episode 113 -pastors in the public eye with exposed sexual sin (Ravi Z, Bill H. to name a few) -missionaries in the SBC who have been found guilty of sexual abuse, but allowed to hold other positions -Embracing Weakness -My friends who are missionaries in Uganda-check out Angells in Africa (and feel free to support them!)  -House of Hospitality in TX  -Daniel Berrigan, if you want to follow Jesus you better look good on wood  -the word for helper is Ezer Kenegdo, also used in passages -rewilding land- an ecological practice where you pull out all the human effects on it and try to take it back to its original form -learned helplessness study  -statistics about the effects of covid on mothers (new mothers,this is a year old, and its only gotten worse)  -”Boundaries are you deciding what's OK and what's not OK”- Brene Brown -Enneagram 4 -Shannon's guided journal - Luminous Scripture References: Micah 6:8-Christian servitude, healthy loving lives full of mercy Romans 8:29-being conformed to the image of Christ Matthew 22:36-40-the Greatest commandment- loving God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength then love your neighbor Isa. 64: 6, Romans 3:19-23; 6:23; 10:2-4; Eph. 2:8-9- dirty rags if you don't have internal alignment with pursuing God's righteousness  Luke 22:37, Isaiah 53:12/ Isaiah 53-suffering servant in Jesus  Judges 4-Deborah Genesis 2:18-20, Exodus 18:4, Psalm 20:2, Psalm 89:19, Psalm 115:9-10, Psalm 121:1-2, Hosea 13:9- examples where the word Ezer Kenegdo is used in scripture John 14:26-the Holy Spirit is the helper Psalm 107:2-”Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story” Ephesians 2:19-22-Christ is the cornerstone Ephesians 2:10--We are His masterpiece  Philippians 1:6-He will complete the work He began  Connecting with Emily and Simply Stories Podcast:Instagram (Em life // Podcast Life)FacebookTwitterBlog  *Intro and Outro music is from audionautix.com

Dorothy Day is among the most inspiring, challenging and holy American Catholics ever. As the Jesuit peace activist Daniel Berrigan said, Dorothy "lived as if the truth were true." There were no half-measures with her. The co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, Dorothy put her faith into action in pursuit of social justice with so much passion and heart and intelligence that she's now up for canonization in the church. Late last year, the Archdiocese of New York packed up hundreds of pounds of materials in support of her cause. The packages contain her published and unpublished writings, plus transcripts of interviews with people who knew her. There are books about her. A couple of DVDs of movies about her. Just an incredible volume of stuff. And the person in charge of collecting and organizing all this material is our guest, Jeff Korgen, who has been involved in social justice work in the church for decades. For the past seven years, Jeff has been learning about Dorothy and preparing all these documents for the Vatican. Officials in Rome will look through it all and study to see if Dorothy might take the next step toward canonization. Host Mike Jordan Laskey asked Jeff to explain the process and share the highlights from what he learned on his journey with Dorothy and those who knew her. It's a fascinating look behind the curtain of how a saint is made. Even better than learning about the process, though, was getting to hear Jeff talk about Dorothy and her witness. If you learn about Dorothy Day and then go back to living your life just as you had before, you're missing the point. Her radical commitment to the Gospel and to those living in poverty invite all of us to discern how we can serve the Lord by working for peace and justice. AMDG is a production of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. You can subscribe to AMDG wherever you get podcasts.

On the show, Chris Hedges discusses political violence with Mark Rudd, author, and former leader of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). The Weather Underground, a clandestine revolutionary organization that carried out a wave of bombings in the 1970s, was seen by my father and other clergy members who were involved in Vietnam anti-war protests as one of the most self-destructive forces on the left. These members of the clergy, many of whom, including my father, were World War II veterans, often became ministers because of their experiences in the war. They understood the poison of violence. One of the most prominent leaders of Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam (CALCAV), to which my father belonged, was the Catholic priest Philip Berrigan, who was a highly decorated Army second lieutenant who fought in the Battle of the Bulge. The young radicals of the Vietnam era, including Mark Rudd– who in 1968, as a leader of SDS, led the occupation of five buildings at Columbia University and later helped form the Weather Underground– did not turn to those on the religious left whose personal experiences with violence might have saved SDS, the Weather Underground and the student anti-war movement from self-immolation. Blinded by hubris, intoxicated by the lust for violence and hypermasculinity and infected with the disease of moral purity, the leaders of the Weather Underground destroyed the largest anti-war movement in the country. It was, perhaps, the single most important blow to the left since the witch hunts led by Senator Joe McCarthy. The leaders of the Weather Underground dismissed the nonviolent left as useless cowards, claiming they were the only true revolutionaries. They embarked, as have many of those in today's black bloc and antifa, on a campaign that proved to be counterproductive to the social and economic goals they said they advocated. Rudd, 50 years later, plays the role once played by clerics Phil and Daniel Berrigan, Martin Luther King and Rabbi Abraham Heschel. His book, Underground: My Life with SDS and the Weathermen, is a brutally honest deconstruction of the dangerous myths that captivated him as a young man. I suspect that many of those in the black bloc and antifa will no more listen to his wisdom than did the young radicals five decades ago who dismissed the warnings from those on the religious left for whom violence was also not an abstraction. Rudd sees his old self in the masked faces of the black bloc and antifa, who advocate violence and property destruction in the name of anti-fascism. These faces, he said, ignite in him deep embers of “shame and guilt.” Mark Rudd's memoir is Underground: My Life With SDS and the Weatherman.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings. Essay by Debie Thomas: *The Unknowable* for Sunday, 17 October 2021; book review by Dan Clendenin: *Celebrant's Flame: Daniel Berrigan in Memory and Reflection* by Bill Wylie-Kellermann (2021); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Seeking Shelter: A Story of Place, Faith, and Resistance* (2017); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *Georgetown Poems (5)* by Daniel Berrigan.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings. Essay by Debie Thomas: *Hosts, Not Bouncers* for Sunday, 26 September 2021; book review by Dan Clendenin: *The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America* by Richard Rothstein (2017); film review by Dan Clendenin: *The Minimalists: Less is Now* (2021); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *Excerpt from Early Welsh Precepts* by Daniel Berrigan.

The 911 attacks are twenty years gone but the impact remains. Two post 911 Vets join us to discuss the impact of 911 on their lives. They discuss the questions about what they were asked to do, the motives of the US government, the damage to the peoples we occupied, and more. We also hear a clip from Daniel Berrigan from 19 years ago realizing that our war crimes of the past had finally caught up with us. We finish with Twisted Sister.

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the USA, and the violent response that has shaped so much of the world during the last twenty years. With outrage over the tragedies accompanying the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, we also take time to reflect on the world we have created during two decades of occupation and war. And we remember the words of Daniel Berrigan, who, along with countless others through the centuries, taught us to insist that another way is possible and to do the work to bring it into existence: “One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the U.S. around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better.”

Bill Wylie-Kellermann presents on this book Celebrant's Flame: Daniel Berrigan in Memory and Reflection

Clement of Alexandria, in his Protreptikos (Greek for “persuasion”), defined the Church as “an army that sheds no blood.” This phrase struck Thomas Merton with special force. It greatly distressed him that so many of his Christian contemporaries were advocates of war and even saw nuclear weapons as enjoying God's blessing. This session will discuss Merton's engagement in peacemaking and his close ties with Dorothy Day and others who were at war with war. Jim Forest has spent a lifetime in the cause of peace and reconciliation. Among his personal acquaintances were some of the great peacemakers of our time, including Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Henri Nouwen, and Thich Nhat Hanh. He worked with Dorothy Day at the Catholic Worker in New York and then went on to play a key role in mobilizing religious protest against the Vietnam War and served a year in prison for his role in destroying draft records in Milwaukee. He is the author of over a dozen books on spirituality and peacemaking, including The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton's Advice to Peacemakers.

John Dear speaks about the life of Daniel Berrigan and all he taught us as a peace activist in celebration of his 100th year birthday.

A sermon for the first Sunday of Lent, drawing from Psalm 91: 1-4, Luke 4:1-13...and the poetic insights of Daniel Berrigan. Preached by Benny VanDerburgh, Pastoral Intern at St. Pauls UCC, Chicago, during virtual worship on February 21, 2021. Please join us for worship Sundays at 10AM: https://spucc.org/streaming​

Episode 10 featuring Vinay Krishnan On growing up with a mental illness in America, a friendship with Daniel Berrigan, and ableism. You can find more of Vinay here and check out some of his writing here and here. You can find out more about the Center for Popular Democracy and their work here. Connect with us at @whatradicalizedyou on Instagram or email us at whatradicalizedyou@gmail.com

In 2008, Catholic priest and activist Daniel Berrigan wrote a book called “The Kings and Their Gods” aboutthe pathology of power, using the books of Kings from the Hebrew Bible as a leaping off point. Twelve yearsthe pathology of power, using the books of Kings from the Hebrew Bible as a leaping off point. Twelve yearslater, Rev. Bob reflects on power and morality in this moment.Unitarian Universalist, liberal religion, iTunes The Rev. Bob LaVallee, iTunes uuabq.video, sermon.

Jim Forest has spent a lifetime in the cause of peace and reconciliation. In this memoir he traces his story through his intimate encounters with some of the great peacemakers of our time, including Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Henri Nouwen, and Thich Nhat Hanh. The son of ardent Communists, his remarkable journey led to his enlistment in the Navy, and then his discharge as a conscientious objector following his conversion to Catholicism.

Returning Guest Jim Forest is a noted author, biographer, photographer, peacemaker, and friend. He is the author of numerous books, including most recently Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir. Some of his previous titles include The Ladder of the Beatitudes, Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment, and Praying with Icons. He has written several biographies, including All Is Grace: A Biography of Dorothy Day, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton and At Play in the Lions' Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan. This is part two of a two part episode. To listen to part one, click here. Musician Joan Baez writes of Jim’s latest book, “Jim, my brother in nonviolent arms, writes beautifully about his dedication to truth, love, and activism.” Jim Forest serves as the International Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship. And he lives in Alkmaar, the Netherlands with his wife Nancy. We tend to turn things into ideologies, and I find in general I'm an ideology-avoider. — Jim Forest Cassidy Hall says this of her friendship with Jim and Nancy, "I got to meet Jim a few years ago when we crossed paths at Voices for Peace in Toronto and then we reconnected in The Netherlands. He and Nancy graciously hosted me — they housed me, fed me, and most importantly nurtured me spiritually. His humble, gentle, and kind presence makes any guest in his company feel like one of his dear friends." By "his dear friends," Cassidy is alluding to the remarkable relationships that Jim has nurtured over the years, with some of the most significant spiritual leaders and activists of our time — people such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Henri Nouwen, and Thich Nhat Hanh. In his words and the witness of his life, Jim Forest reveals the power of relationship in all activist-oriented work. This is part one of a two-part episode. Our next episode will feature the conclusion of this interview. Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Jim Forest, Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir Jim Forest, The Ladder of the Beatitudes Jim Forest, Praying with Icons Jim Forest, Road to Emmaus Jim Forest, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton Jim Forest, All is Grace:  A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest, At Play in the Lion’s Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan Jim Forest, The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers Jim Forest, Saint George and the Dragon Jim Forest, Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins Jim Forest, Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue Joan Baez, And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir Daniel Berrigan, Essential Writings Dorothy Day, Loaves and Fishes Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness Jane Brox, Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements in Our Lives Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out Hillary Rodham Clinton, It Takes a Village Vincent Van Gogh, Dear Theo Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground Robert Ellsberg, ed., Dorothy Day: Selected Writings Vladimir Menshov (dir.), Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears Mikhail Gorbachev, What is at Stake Thomas Merton, Essential Writings Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude Visit Jim and Nancy Forest’s website www.jimandnancyforest.com. Episode 113 : Silence, Protest, and Radical Love: A Conversation with Jim Forest (Part Two) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman and Kevin Johnson Guest: Jim Forest Date Recorded: September 10, 2020 Featured photo: Jim Forest with Thich Nhat Hanh, 1980s. Photographer unknown.   

Returning Guest Jim Forest is a noted author, biographer, photographer, peacemaker, and friend. He is the author of numerous books, including most recently Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir. Some of his previous titles include The Ladder of the Beatitudes, Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment, and Praying with Icons. He has written several biographies, including All Is Grace: A Biography of Dorothy Day, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton and At Play in the Lions' Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan. This is part two of a two part episode. To listen to part one, click here. Musician Joan Baez writes of Jim’s latest book, “Jim, my brother in nonviolent arms, writes beautifully about his dedication to truth, love, and activism.” Jim Forest serves as the International Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship. And he lives in Alkmaar, the Netherlands with his wife Nancy. We tend to turn things into ideologies, and I find in general I'm an ideology-avoider. — Jim Forest Cassidy Hall says this of her friendship with Jim and Nancy, "I got to meet Jim a few years ago when we crossed paths at Voices for Peace in Toronto and then we reconnected in The Netherlands. He and Nancy graciously hosted me — they housed me, fed me, and most importantly nurtured me spiritually. His humble, gentle, and kind presence makes any guest in his company feel like one of his dear friends." By "his dear friends," Cassidy is alluding to the remarkable relationships that Jim has nurtured over the years, with some of the most significant spiritual leaders and activists of our time — people such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Henri Nouwen, and Thich Nhat Hanh. In his words and the witness of his life, Jim Forest reveals the power of relationship in all activist-oriented work. This is part one of a two-part episode. Our next episode will feature the conclusion of this interview. Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Jim Forest, Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir Jim Forest, The Ladder of the Beatitudes Jim Forest, Praying with Icons Jim Forest, Road to Emmaus Jim Forest, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton Jim Forest, All is Grace:  A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest, At Play in the Lion’s Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan Jim Forest, The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers Jim Forest, Saint George and the Dragon Jim Forest, Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins Jim Forest, Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue Joan Baez, And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir Daniel Berrigan, Essential Writings Dorothy Day, Loaves and Fishes Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness Jane Brox, Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements in Our Lives Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out Hillary Rodham Clinton, It Takes a Village Vincent Van Gogh, Dear Theo Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground Robert Ellsberg, ed., Dorothy Day: Selected Writings Vladimir Menshov (dir.), Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears Mikhail Gorbachev, What is at Stake Thomas Merton, Essential Writings Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude Visit Jim and Nancy Forest’s website www.jimandnancyforest.com. Episode 113 : Silence, Protest, and Radical Love: A Conversation with Jim Forest (Part Two) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman and Kevin Johnson Guest: Jim Forest Date Recorded: September 10, 2020 Featured photo: Jim Forest with Thich Nhat Hanh,

Returning Guest Jim Forest is a noted author, biographer, photographer, peacemaker, and friend. He is the author of numerous books, including most recently Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir. Some of his previous titles include The Ladder of the Beatitudes, Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment, and Praying with Icons. He has written several biographies, including All Is Grace: A Biography of Dorothy Day, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton and At Play in the Lions' Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan. Musician Joan Baez writes of Jim’s latest book, “Jim, my brother in nonviolent arms, writes beautifully about his dedication to truth, love, and activism.” Jim Forest serves as the International Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship. And he lives in Alkmaar, the Netherlands with his wife Nancy. Dorothy Day used to say, 'Hope is a duty, not an option.' It's an obligation. — Jim Forest Cassidy Hall says this of her friendship with Jim and Nancy, "I got to meet Jim a few years ago when we crossed paths at Voices for Peace in Toronto and then we reconnected in The Netherlands. He and Nancy graciously hosted me — they housed me, fed me, and most importantly nurtured me spiritually. His humble, gentle, and kind presence makes any guest in his company feel like one of his dear friends." By "his dear friends," Cassidy is alluding to the remarkable relationships that Jim has nurtured over the years, with some of the most significant spiritual leaders and activists of our time — people such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Henri Nouwen, and Thich Nhat Hanh. In his words and the witness of his life, Jim Forest reveals the power of relationship in all activist-oriented work. This is part one of a two-part episode. Our next episode will feature the conclusion of this interview. When you say the same things every Sunday, it becomes silence... Far from being infinitely boring, it becomes infinitely alive. — Jim Forest Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Jim Forest, Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir Jim Forest, The Ladder of the Beatitudes Jim Forest, Praying with Icons Jim Forest, Road to Emmaus Jim Forest, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton Jim Forest, All is Grace:  A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest, At Play in the Lion’s Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan Jim Forest, The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers Jim Forest, Saint George and the Dragon Jim Forest, Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins Jim Forest, Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue Joan Baez, And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir Thomas Merton, Essential Writings Thomas Merton, The Literary Essays Dorothy Day, Loaves and Fishes Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out Daniel Berrigan, Essential Writings Thich Nhat Hanh, Essential Writings Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago Franz Jägerstätter, Letters and Writings from Prison Terence Malick, A Hidden Life Visit Jim and Nancy Forest’s website www.jimandnancyforest.com. Protest alone will not keep you going. — Jim Forest Episode 112 : Silence, Protest, and Radical Love: A Conversation with Jim Forest (Part One) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman and Kevin Johnson Guest: Jim Forest Special Guest: Nancy Forest-Flier Date Recorded: September 10, 2020  

Returning Guest Jim Forest is a noted author, biographer, photographer, peacemaker, and friend. He is the author of numerous books, including most recently Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir. Some of his previous titles include The Ladder of the Beatitudes, Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment, and Praying with Icons. He has written several biographies, including All Is Grace: A Biography of Dorothy Day, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton and At Play in the Lions' Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan. Musician Joan Baez writes of Jim’s latest book, “Jim, my brother in nonviolent arms, writes beautifully about his dedication to truth, love, and activism.” Jim Forest serves as the International Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship. And he lives in Alkmaar, the Netherlands with his wife Nancy. Dorothy Day used to say, 'Hope is a duty, not an option.' It's an obligation. — Jim Forest Cassidy Hall says this of her friendship with Jim and Nancy, "I got to meet Jim a few years ago when we crossed paths at Voices for Peace in Toronto and then we reconnected in The Netherlands. He and Nancy graciously hosted me — they housed me, fed me, and most importantly nurtured me spiritually. His humble, gentle, and kind presence makes any guest in his company feel like one of his dear friends." By "his dear friends," Cassidy is alluding to the remarkable relationships that Jim has nurtured over the years, with some of the most significant spiritual leaders and activists of our time — people such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Henri Nouwen, and Thich Nhat Hanh. In his words and the witness of his life, Jim Forest reveals the power of relationship in all activist-oriented work. This is part one of a two-part episode. Our next episode will feature the conclusion of this interview. When you say the same things every Sunday, it becomes silence... Far from being infinitely boring, it becomes infinitely alive. — Jim Forest Some of the resources and authors mentioned in this episode: Jim Forest, Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir Jim Forest, The Ladder of the Beatitudes Jim Forest, Praying with Icons Jim Forest, Road to Emmaus Jim Forest, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton Jim Forest, All is Grace:  A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest, At Play in the Lion’s Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan Jim Forest, The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers Jim Forest, Saint George and the Dragon Jim Forest, Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins Jim Forest, Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue Joan Baez, And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir Thomas Merton, Essential Writings Thomas Merton, The Literary Essays Dorothy Day, Loaves and Fishes Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out Daniel Berrigan, Essential Writings Thich Nhat Hanh, Essential Writings Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago Franz Jägerstätter, Letters and Writings from Prison Terence Malick, A Hidden Life Visit Jim and Nancy Forest’s website www.jimandnancyforest.com. Protest alone will not keep you going. — Jim Forest Episode 112 : Silence, Protest, and Radical Love: A Conversation with Jim Forest (Part One) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman and Kevin Johnson Guest: Jim Forest Special Guest: Nancy Forest-Flier Date Recorded: September 10, 2020  

Meditation: "One cannot level one's moral lance at every evil in the universe. There are just too many of them. But you can do something, and the difference between doing something and doing nothing is everything." -Daniel Berrigan

In his recently published memoir "Writing Straight With Crooked Lines" (2020), Jim Forest writes about growing up during the Cold War the child of two Communists, his struggles with marriage, and his spiritual quest, which led him to working with Dorothy Day at the Catholic Worker in the early sixties and to befriending some of the twentieth century's most famous spiritual leaders, including Thomas Merton, Phil and Daniel Berrigan, and Thich Nhat Hanh. Jim spent over a year in jail for protesting the Vietnam War, and he co-founded the Catholic Peace Fellowship with Tom Cornell (still in operation today), which helped thousands of Catholics to register their dissent as conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War. But that's just the beginning. This interview wasn't nearly long enough, but Nancy had made dinner, and well, it was growing cold, so we covered what we could! He joins us from his home in Alkmaar, The Netherlands. Find Jim Forest and his wife Nancy here: https://jimandnancyforest.comFind CAM here: https://www.catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171Also mentioned on this podcast: "Writing Straight with Crooked Lines" by Jim Forest (2020)https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Straig..."The Ladder of the Beatitudes" by Jim Foresthttps://www.amazon.com/Ladder-Beatitu..."Catholics and Conscientious Objection" (1966) by Jim Forest https://jimandnancyforest.com/2015/08..."The Root of War is Fear," by Jim Foresthttps://www.amazon.com/Root-War-Fear-..."The Root of War is Fear," article by Thomas Merton can be found in "The New Seeds of Contemplation"https://issuu.com/samzdat/docs/passio...

This episode is part two of a three part conversation. In it, Fr. McCarthy responds to Bishop Barron's take on nonviolence as expressed in his 2016 YouTube video: "Bishop Barron on Daniel Berrigan and Nonviolence." Can Christian nonviolence be likened to celibacy? Are those Christians who choose to be nonviolent, like Daniel Berrigan, merely providing an "eschatological witness"? It might be beneficial to listen to Bishop Barron's whole video (only 8 minutes, linked to below) before listening to this podcast. You can find part one of this conversation here in episode 25:https://youtu.be/KQ6iUaIQDHA1:40 A clip of Bishop Barron's take on nonviolence (abbreviated)4:00 Initial responses8:55 The Church's effort to rehabilitate itself13:24 Can nonviolence be likened to celibacy? 17:20 Toying with eternal salvation21:40 One more reason Fr. Barron's analogy is a bad one25:35 Dealing with questions like: "What if all cops were nonviolent?"Find Fr. McCarthy here: http://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here: www.catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171Mentioned in this episode: "Bishop Barron on Daniel Berrigan and Nonviolence"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-0z2..."Behold the Lamb"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrTwG..."What about violence in the Old Testament"https://youtu.be/c3JOGbYb-dg"What about Christians in the military/police?"https://youtu.be/XdCtBV7mRQg

David Dark shares his research and reflections on Daniel Berrigan, a Catholic priest and anti-war activist best known for being a participant in the Catonsville Nine action when Catholic activists burned draft files in protest of the Vietnam War. David … Read More The post I See What I See: Daniel Berrigan’s Witness to Christ, Gospel, and Sanity Itself appeared first on The Project on Lived Theology.

David Dark shares his research and reflections on Daniel Berrigan, a Catholic priest and anti-war activist best known for being a participant in the Catonsville Nine action when Catholic activists burned draft files in protest of the Vietnam War. David suggests that Berrigan’s witness—as one who took the Christian Gospel … Read More The post I See What I See: Daniel Berrigan’s Witness to Christ, Gospel, and Sanity Itself appeared first on The Project on Lived Theology.

America This Week This week's guest is Olga Segura, an associate editor at America. We discuss her article "What Black Lives Matter can teach Catholics about racial justice." We also discuss these articles: The return of Daniel Berrigan's 'The Trial of the Catonsville nine' Explainer: Former Cardinal McCarrick faces laicization. What does that mean? Andrew Cuomo and the sad inheritance of ‘personal opposition’ to abortion

Daniel Berrigan’s play “The Trial of the Catonsville Nine,” based on the court transcripts from the trial of nine Vietnam War peace activists, tells the story of a break-in at the Maryland draft office on May 17, 1968, which resulted in the incineration of 378 draft cards with homemade napalm. Brothers Philip Berrigan and Daniel Berrigan—both Catholic priests—led the movement and are joined by seven church parishioners in their protest for peace. In sharp contrast to the wave of young, liberal extremists that were making headlines at the time, The Nine offered a fresh face to the anti-war movement and inspired a new generation of activists in the process. In this installment of “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI, Daniel Berrigan’s editor, close friend and executor John Dear and director Jack Cummings III talk about staging the first New York production of “The Trial of the Catonsville Nine” in more than three decades.

On this Martin Luther King Day, Midday's special edition celebrates the man who brought the philosophy of non-violent protest to a broad public. It seemed to us a good time to update you on the story of Elizabeth McAlister, who has devoted her life to the cause of non-violence. Elizabeth McAlister is a former nun who was married to Philip Berrigan, a former priest. He was a member of the Catonsville Nine, activists who burned draft files in the parking lot of the Catonsville Draft Board in 1968. They served time in prison, and they inspired a number of other anti-draft and anti-war protests in the 1960s and 70s. Philip’s brother was the activist and poet Daniel Berrigan. Philip Berrigan died in 2002. Daniel Berrigan passed away at the age of 94 in 2016. In 1973, Philip Berrigan and Elizabeth McAlister founded Jonah House, a faith-based community of peace activists dedicated to non-violent resistance. It is located in West Baltimore. Currently, there are five people living there. The activism of the Catonsville Nine in the 1960s evolved, over time, to what have come to be known as “Plowshares Actions,” inspired by the Biblical passage from the prophet Isaiah which says, “they will beat their swords into plowshares.” Beginning in the 1980s, activists in the United States and elsewhere have concentrated their efforts on protesting nuclear weapons.On April 4, 2018, the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination, Elizabeth McAlister and six other protesters cut fences and entered the King’s Bay Naval Base in Southeast Georgia, to protest the United States nuclear weapons arsenal. King’s Bay is presumed to be home to several Trident Nuclear Submarines. The protesters were arrested, and they are awaiting trial in Federal District Court in Georgia. Four of the protesters accepted terms of release before trial that allowed them to return to their homes. They are required to wear ankle bracelets, and their travel is restricted. Elizabeth McAlister and two others, Fr. Steve Kelly, a Jesuit priest from the West Coast Province, and Mark Colville, a Catholic Worker from New Haven CT, chose to await trial in the Glynn County Detention Center in Brunswick, GA. On January 9th, Tom spoke with Elizabeth McAlister from that jail. She was able to place the call to Tom,, but the time of phone calls from the jail is limited by jail authorities. (And, as you’ll hear, the phone connection wasn’t great:)

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Debie Thomas. Essay by Debie Thomas: *From the Wilderness* for Sunday, 9 December 2018; book review by Dan Clendenin: *At Play in the Lion's Den: A Biography and Memoir of Daniel Berrigan* by Jim Forest (2017); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Refugee* (2016); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *On the Mystery of the Incarnation* by Denise Levertov.

In this episode we are joined by Orbis Books Author, Jim Forest. Jim takes us through his early years that inspired his writing, from childhood to his time in the United States Military and into his lifelong work as an activist for peace.  He reflects on his call to christianity, his time working with Dorothy Day at the Catholic Worker and how he was first introduced and inspired by Daniel Berrigan. About Jim Forest Jim Forest is an internationally renowned peacemaker and spiritual writer. His many books include biographies of Dorothy Day (All is Grace) and Thomas Merton (Living with Wisdom). His most recent book is The Root of War Is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers. He lives in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Episode Notes Jim Forest on Facebook Jim and Nancy Forest Join Jim on the new Orbis Book Club Facebook Group. When you join, all book club members will receive 35% off At Play in the Lions' Den: A Biography and memoire of Daniel Berrigan. Orbis Book Club

Betty Medsger : The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBIThe never-before-told full story of the history-changing break-in at the FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, by a group of unlikely activists—quiet, ordinary, hardworking Americans—that made clear the shocking truth and confirmed what some had long suspected, that J. Edgar Hoover had created and was operating, in violation of the U.S. Constitution, his own shadow Bureau of Investigation.It begins in 1971 in an America being split apart by the Vietnam War . . . A small group of activists—eight men and women—the Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI, inspired by Daniel Berrigan's rebellious Catholic peace movement, set out to use a more active, but nonviolent, method of civil disobedience to provide hard evidence once and for all that the government was operating outside the laws of the land.The would-be burglars—nonpro's—were ordinary people leading lives of purpose: a professor of religion and former freedom rider; a day-care director; a physicist; a cab driver; an antiwar activist, a lock picker; a graduate student haunted by members of her family lost to the Holocaust and the passivity of German civilians under Nazi rule.Betty Medsger's extraordinary book re-creates in resonant detail how this group of unknowing thieves, in their meticulous planning of the burglary, scouted out the low-security FBI building in a small town just west of Philadelphia, taking into consideration every possible factor, and how they planned the break-in for the night of the long-anticipated boxing match between Joe Frazier (war supporter and friend to President Nixon) and Muhammad Ali (convicted for refusing to serve in the military), knowing that all would be fixated on their televisions and radios.Medsger writes that the burglars removed all of the FBI files and, with the utmost deliberation, released them to various journalists and members of Congress, soon upending the public's perception of the inviolate head of the Bureau and paving the way for the first overhaul of the FBI since Hoover became its director in 1924. And we see how the release of the FBI files to the press set the stage for the sensational release three months later, by Daniel Ellsberg, of the top-secret, seven-thousand-page Pentagon study on U.S. decision-making regarding the Vietnam War, which became known as the Pentagon Papers.At the heart of the heist—and the book—the contents of the FBI files revealing J. Edgar Hoover's “secret counterintelligence program” COINTELPRO, set up in 1956 to investigate and disrupt dissident political groups in the United States in order “to enhance the paranoia endemic in these circles,” to make clear to all Americans that an FBI agent was “behind every mailbox,” a plan that would discredit, destabilize, and demoralize groups, many of them legal civil rights organizations and antiwar groups that Hoover found offensive—as well as black power groups, student activists, antidraft protestors, conscientious objectors.The author, the first reporter to receive the FBI files, began to cover this story during the three years she worked for The Washington Post and continued her investigation long after she'd left the paper, figuring out who the burglars were, and convincing them, after decades of silence, to come forward and tell their extraordinary story. The Burglary is an important and riveting book, a portrait of the potential power of non­violent resistance and the destructive power of excessive government secrecy and spying.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Dan Clendenin. Essay by Dan Clendenin: *The Very Thing I was Eager to Do* for Sunday, 26 November 2017; book review by Dan Clendenin: *Earning the Rockies; How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World* by Robert D. Kaplan (2017); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Gaga: Five Foot Two* (2017); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *Credo* by Daniel Berrigan.

3:50: Little Willie Adams was truly the stuff of legend — a heroic figure among African-Americans of Baltimore in the 20th Century, a one-time numbers-runner-turned-venture capitalist, philanthropist and political power broker. Adams died five years ago this month. Mark Cheshire has written a biography of him: "They Call Me Little Willie."23:15: Paula Gallagher has another book to recommend, this one a collection of non-fiction essays by the best-selling author Neil Gaiman.26:44: The other Baltimore legend we’ll be hearing about today is Philip Berrigan, the one-time Catholic priest who, with his brother Daniel Berrigan, a Jesuit priest, were prominent protesters of the Vietnam War. They were both part of the Catonsville Nine, jailed for their destruction of files from the draft board in Catonsville in May 1968. Later Phil Berrigan, with his wife Elisabeth McAlister, established the Jonah House peace community in Baltimore; he lived here the rest of his life. He died at the age of 79 in 2002. Dan Berrigan died at the age of 94 in April. Phil and Dan Berrigan wrote letters to each other for years, and those letters have now been edited and published as a book. One of the editors, Dan Cossachi, is our guest today.View full show notes with links at http://bsun.md/28IE333.

"Henry David Thoreau, by no means the most conventional man of his time, lamented on his death bed, “What demon possessed me that I behaved so well.” He would have taken comfort in Holy Fools. They remind us of a deeper sanity that is sometimes hidden beneath apparent lunacy: the treasure of a God-centered life.” - Jim Forest (Praying with Icons) Jim Forest is the author of numerous books, including The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers. He serves as International Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship. In this episode, Jim shares tales about his friendships with Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan and Thich Nhat Hahn. The gentle straightforward nature of this conversation rallies around a pilgrim way of living in pursuit of embodying love and justice. Jim offers reflective wisdom on marriage, works of mercy, and guidance for those in the earlier stages of life. You can learn more about Jim's work at jimandnancyforest.com.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Dan Clendenin. Essay by Dan Clendenin: *The Woman at the Well* for Sunday, 19 March 2017; book review by Dan Clendenin: *George Herbert 100 Poems* by Helen Wilcox, ed. (2016); film review by Dan Clendenin: *The Eagle Huntress* (2016); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *Suburban Prayer* by Daniel Berrigan.

Halloween, All Saints, and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us. February 4 - Lorna Jorgenson Wendt What is the economic system in the United States?* (11) ▪ capitalist economy ▪ market economy February 13 - Antonin Scalia How many justices are on the Supreme Court? (39) ▪ nine (9) February 19 - Harper Lee What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?* (49) ▪ serve on a jury ▪ vote in a federal election March 6 - Nancy Reagan What is the name of the President of the United States now?* (28) ▪ Barack Obama March 27 - Mother Angelica What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? (51) ▪ freedom of expression ▪ freedom of speech ▪ freedom of assembly ▪ freedom to petition the government ▪ freedom of religion ▪ the right to bear arms Apr 30 - Daniel Berrigan  When must all men register for the Selective Service? (57) ▪ at age eighteen (18) ▪ between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26) May 13 - Zenkei Blanche Hartman What is freedom of religion? (10) ▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. June 3 - Muhammad Ali  What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? ▪ life ▪ liberty ▪ pursuit of happiness July 2 - Elie Wiesel Who did the United States fight in World War II? (81) ▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy Oct 23 - Tom Hayden What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? (55) ▪ vote ▪ join a political party ▪ help with a campaign ▪ join a civic group ▪ join a community group ▪ give an elected official your opinion on an issue ▪ call Senators and Representatives ▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy ▪ run for office ▪ write to a newspaper

Citizenship Quiz for All Saints and Day of the Dead 2016 pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2016.pdf All Saints & Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us. February 4 - Lorna Jorgenson Wendt What is the economic system in the United States?* (11) ▪ capitalist economy ▪ market economy February 13 - Antonin Scalia How many justices are on the Supreme Court? (39) ▪ nine (9) February 19 - Harper Lee What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?* (49) ▪ serve on a jury ▪ vote in a federal election March 6 - Nancy Reagan What is the name of the President of the United States now?* (28) ▪ Barack Obama March 27 - Mother Angelica What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? (51) ▪ freedom of expression ▪ freedom of speech ▪ freedom of assembly ▪ freedom to petition the government ▪ freedom of religion ▪ the right to bear arms Apr 30 - Daniel Berrigan  When must all men register for the Selective Service? (57) ▪ at age eighteen (18) ▪ between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26) May 13 - Zenkei Blanche Hartman What is freedom of religion? (10) ▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. June 3 - Muhammad Ali What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? ▪ life ▪ liberty ▪ pursuit of happiness July 2 - Elie Wiesel Who did the United States fight in World War II? (81) ▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy Oct 23 - Tom Hayden What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? (55) ▪ vote ▪ join a political party ▪ help with a campaign ▪ join a civic group ▪ join a community group ▪ give an elected official your opinion on an issue ▪ call Senators and Representatives ▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy ▪ run for office ▪ write to a newspaper

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Dan Clendenin. Essay by Dan Clendenin: *Shared Civic Values* for Sunday, 18 September 2016; book review by Dan Clendenin: *The Story of Monasticism: Retrieving an Ancient Tradition for Contemporary Spirituality* by Greg Peters (2015); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Fastball* (2016); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *A Prayer to the Blessed Trinity* by Daniel Berrigan.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Dan Clendenin. Essay by Dan Clendenin: *A Trustworthy Saying* for Sunday, 11 September 2016; book review by Carrie LeRoy: *Luckiest Girl Alive: A Novel* by Jessica Knoll (2015); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Policing the Police* (2016); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *To St. Peter Claver* by Daniel Berrigan.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Dan Clendenin. Essay by Dan Clendenin: *Pay Up* for Sunday, 4 September 2016; book review by Ron Hansen: *Thomas Aquinas's "Summa theologiae:" A Biography* by Bernard McGinn (2014); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA* (2015); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *Suburban Prayer* by Daniel Berrigan.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Dan Clendenin. Essay by Debie Thomas: *Table Manners* for Sunday, 28 August 2016; book review by Debie Thomas: *The Sympathizer; A Novel* by Viet Thanh Nguyen (2015); film review by Dan Clendenin: *The Fantasy Sports Gamble* (2016); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *Georgetown Poems (5)* by Daniel Berrigan.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Dan Clendenin. Essay by Dan Clendenin: *Learning to Listen* for Sunday, 21 August 2016; book review by Dan Clendenin: *Daniel Berrigan: Essential Writings* by Daniel Berrigan (2009); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Bono and Eugene Peterson | The Psalms* (2016); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *Miracle* by Seamus Heaney.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Dan Clendenin. Essay by Dan Clendenin: *A Quest That Goes Nowhere* for Sunday, 14 August 2016; The Eighth Day by Dan Clendenin: *To Saint Peter Claver*; Conversation by Dan Clendenin: *Race and Religion: An Interview with Margalynne Armstrong*; book review by Dan Clendenin: *And the Risen Bread; Selected Poems, 1957-1997* by Daniel Berrigan (1998); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Poverty, Inc.* (2014); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *Prayer* by George Herbert.

This is a very special edition of Love in a Dangerous Time. It’s special for two reasons. First, this episode was recorded on the GooseCast Stage at the Wild Goose Festival, on July 8, 2016. The Wild Goose, as most of you know, is where Spirit, Justice, Music & Art come together and over 3000 people […]

1) His Week That Was - Kevin Healy.  2) Meeting in Geneva discussing a possible nuclear weapons ban - Tim Wright, Asia Pacific director for ICAN.  3) Jiselle Hanna from A.A.W.L. speaking about her visit to Indonesia.  4) Fr Daniel Berrigan - his life and work by Kathy Kelly.  5) Ramzy Barcud - Palestinian author and journalist speaking in Melbourne.  6) Part 2 of my interview with veteran Phillipines activist - Sonny Melencio - looking at the Phillipines post-Marcos to the present day.

Matthew Bannister on The Reverend Daniel Berrigan, the American Catholic priest who devoted his life to campaigning for peace. He was arrested many times for protests against the Vietnam War and nuclear weapons. Jenny Diski who wrote celebrated novels, essays including her travelogue Skating to Antarctica and her latest memoir In Gratitude. Lord Walton, the eminent neurologist who wrote an influential paper on muscle diseases. And Guy Woolfenden, long serving musical director at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Sir Trevor Nunn pays tribute.

John 14:23-29

Following Jesus can put you at odds with the world. Following Jesus can put you at odds with you friends, and your denomination, and your political party. Following Jesus can get you in trouble. Daniel Berrigan, the famous Jesuit activist, likes to say, “If you want to follow Jesus, you better look good on wood.”

Randy Boyagoda discusses his recently published biography of Richard John Neuhaus. Richard John Neuhaus (1936-2009) was one of the most influential figures in American public life from the Civil Rights era to the War on Terror. His writing, activism, and connections to people of power in religion, politics, and culture secured a place for himself and his ideas at the center of recent American history. William F. Buckley, Jr. and John Kenneth Galbraith are comparable — willing controversialists and prodigious writers adept at cultivating or castigating the powerful, while advancing lively arguments for the virtues and vices of the ongoing American experiment. But unlike Buckley and Galbraith, who have always been identified with singular political positions on the right and left, respectively, Neuhaus’ life and ideas placed him at the vanguard of events and debates across the political and cultural spectrum. For instance, alongside Abraham Heschel and Daniel Berrigan, Neuhaus co-founded Clergy Concerned About Vietnam, in 1965. Forty years later, Neuhaus was the subject of a New York Review of Books article by Garry Wills, which cast him as a Rasputin of the far right, exerting dangerous influence in both the Vatican and the Bush White House. This book looks to examine Neuhaus’s multi-faceted life and reveal to the public what made him tick and why.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *A Tale of Two Realities* guest essay by Art Ammann for World Aids Day, Sunday, 1 December 2013; book review: *Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking* by Susan Cain (2012); film review: *Spark: A Burning Man Story* (2013); poem review: *Advent Credo* by Daniel Berrigan.

Your host for this edition of Radio Free Gunslinger is Daniel BerriganThe ContentFirst Sequence:Lou Johnson - (There's) Always Something There to Remind MeAndrea Carroll - It Hurts to Be SixteenBobby Pedrick - My Private JoyThe V.I.P's - FlashbackThe Shades - Sun GlassesSecond Sequence:Frank Howard - JudyThe Avons - Since I Met You, BabyMarion James - That's My ManJerry Washington - Set Your Soul On FireThe Kelly Brothers - Crystal Blue PersuasionThird Sequence:Wynonie Harris - Good Morning, JudgeLonnie Johnson - Pleasing You (As Long as I Live)Little Willie John - SleepBilly Gayles - I'm Tore UpThe Charms - Hearts of StoneFourth Sequence:The Slades - You Mean Everything to MeRay Campi - With YouRod McCullough - My Lonely NightJoyce Harris - Do You Know What It's Like to Be Lonesome?The Daylighters - Something is WrongSummation:Diana Ross & The Supremes - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (LP version)

Renowned author Chris Hedges paints a bleak picture of our world today, in rapid economic, environmental, and religious decline.  He says we have a chance to turn things around—but only if we stand up for our rights, and stop holding out hope that political parties, or other global leaders will act in our interests.  On this edition, Chris Hedges speaks about his new book, The World as it is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress.    Special thanks to KPFA Radio in Berkeley.   Featuring:   Chris Hedges, author of “The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress,” columnist for Truthdig and senior fellow for The Nation Institute. For More Information: Chris Hedges: http://www.truthdig.com/chris_hedges#bio Truthdig http://www.truthdig.com/ The Nation Institute http://www.nationinstitute.org/ New York Times articles by Chris Hedges http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch?query=chris+hedges&more=date_all Daniel Berrigan http://www.webster.edu/~barrettb/berrigan.htm Chris Hedges on War is a Force that Gives us Meaning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2SaM8RJ30c Chris Hedges on the death of Osama bin Laden: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/chris_hedges_speaks_on_osama_bin_ladens_death_20110502/ The post Making Contact – Chris Hedges on the Myth of Human progress appeared first on KPFA.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *"Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews:" The Feast of Christ the King* for Sunday, 21 November 2010; book review: *Made for Goodness, And Why This Makes All the Difference* by Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu (2010); film review: *Ajami* (2009, West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli); poem review: *Credo* by Daniel Berrigan.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *The Last and Best Word: "The Grace of the Lord Jesus Be With All"*, for Sunday, 16 May 2010; book review: *Money Enough; Everyday Practices for Living Faithfully in the Global Economy* by Douglas A. Hicks (2010); film review: *Crude* (2009, Ecuador); poem review: *Excerpt from Early Welsh Precepts* by Daniel Berrigan.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *Sorrow and Love Flow Mingled Down: Palm Sunday*, guest essay by Sara Miles for Sunday, 28 March 2010; book review: *No Gods But One* by Daniel Berrigan (2009); film review: *Julie and Julia* (2009); poem review: *All Glory, Laud and Honor* by St. Theodulph of Orleans.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *"Immensity Cloistered in Thy Dear Womb:" Venerating the Mother of God, Worshipping the Son of God* for Sunday, 20 December 2009; book review: *Worse Than War; Genocide, Eliminationism, and the Ongoing Assault on Humanity* by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen (2009); film review: *The Road* (2009); poem review: *Advent Credo* by Daniel Berrigan.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *"Awesome Things That We Did Not Expect"* for Sunday, 30 November 2008; book review: *The Dark Side; The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals* by Jane Mayer (2008); film review: *Taxi to the Dark Side* (2007); poem review: *Advent Credo* by Daniel Berrigan.

*America's Next President: Beware of The Battered Wife Syndrome* for Sunday, 9 November 2008; book review: *Acedia and Me; A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life* by Kathleen Norris(2008); film review: *Atonement* (2007); poem review: *Credo* by Daniel Berrigan.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *Elijah: "The Troubler of Israel"* for Sunday, 10 August 2008; book review: *The Kings and Their Gods; The Pathology of Power* by Daniel Berrigan (2008); film review: *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008); poem review: *Sonnet XIV* by John Donne.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *The Absence of God's Presence: Mother Teresa, Martin Luther, and Psalm 46* for Sunday, 25 November 2007; book review: *Mother Teresa; Come Be My Light; The Private Writings of the "Saint of Calcutta"* edited by Brian Kolodiejchuk (2007); film review: *The Jane Austen Book Club* (2007); poem review: *Advent Credo* by Daniel Berrigan.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *Never Again: Zephaniah 3:15 and the Hope of Divine Judgment* for Sunday 17 December 2006; book review: *American War Poetry* edited by Lorrie Goldensohn (2006); film review: *Darfur Diaries* (2006); poem review: *Advent Credo* by Daniel Berrigan.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *Political Illusions and Biblical Realities: Ten Reminders for Election Day* for Sunday 12 November 2006; book review: *The End of Faith; Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason* by Sam Harris (2005); film review: *Jesus Camp* (2006); poem review: *Credo* by Daniel Berrigan.