Tag: peace
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Daniel Berrigan, SJ (May 9, 1921 – April 30, 2016)
Rest in peace, Daniel Berrigan, SJ (May 9, 1921 – April 30, 2016) His words as he and eight co-conspirators stood and burned the draft files that they had just appropriated from the draft board in Catonsville, Maryland: Our apologies, good friends, for the fracture of good order, the burning of paper instead of children,…
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on the 10-year anniversary of the bombing & invasion of Iraq
I was struggling to find words to convey my sorrow on this day, the ten-year anniversary of the US bombing and invasion of Iraq. Then I saw these words from Leslie Cagan: Ten years ago this evening I was out walking the dog. I ran into the Washington Post reporter based in NYC who was…
Jonathan Matthew Smucker 