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Philip Francis Berrigan SSJ (October 5, 1923 – December 6, 2002) was an American peace activist and Catholic priest [1] [2] [3] with the Josephites. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He engaged in nonviolent, civil disobedience in the cause of peace and nuclear disarmament and was often arrested.
Dec 8, 2002 · Philip F. Berrigan, the former Roman Catholic priest who led the draft board raids that galvanized opposition to the Vietnam War in the late 1960's, died on Friday...
Jan 15, 2022 · With the extra “S” behind his name came perhaps an even more elevated social concern, as Philip became a teacher at a Black Catholic high school, graduate of a Black Catholic university, and Civil Rights activist in short order, following his Josephite vows in 1950 and ordination 5 years later.
Apr 2, 2024 · Philip Berrigan, an American peace activist and Catholic priest, spent 11 years in prison for advocating nonviolent resistance to war. Notably part of the Baltimore Four and Catonsville Nine, he protested wars from Vietnam to Iraq.
Philip Berrigan (October 5, 1923 – December 6, 2002) was, for over 35 years, one of America's leading anti-war and anti-nuclear activists. Berrigan was the first U.S. Catholic priest to be jailed for political reasons and ultimately spent nearly eleven years of his life in prison stemming from convictions for more than 100 acts of civil ...
Apr 6, 2024 · April 6, 2024. More than two decades after his death at age 79, the depth of the life of Catholic war resister Philip Francis Berrigan is presented in a collection of his writings, letters and...
Dec 9, 2002 · Longtime anti-war and anti-nuclear activist Philip Berrigan died Friday, Dec. 6 at Jonah House, a community he co-founded in 1973, surrounded by family and friends. He died two months after...
An internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest, Berrigan devoted his life to breaking down “prison walls” in order to expose and oppose American militarism, the use of nuclear weapons, social inequalities, avarice, and police brutality.
Dec 7, 2002 · Philip Berrigan, who spent more than a decade in prison for various anti-war and anti-nuclear protests, is dead at 79. From Vietnam on, the World War II veteran made civil disobedience his life's...
Imprisoned by his government and ostracized by his Church, Berrigan’s life is a courageous example of nonviolent resistance and liberation in the face of overwhelming odds. A Ministry of Risk is the definitive collection of Philip Berrigan’s writings.
