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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.
Seven of the eight defendants in January 1972: Wenderoth, McLaughlin, Glick, McAlister, Ahmad, and the Scoblicks. The Harrisburg Seven were a group of religious anti-war activists, led by Philip Berrigan, charged in 1971 in a failed conspiracy case in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, located in Harrisburg.
Elizabeth McAlister (born November 17, 1939 [1]) is an American peace activist and former nun of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. [2] [3] [4] She married Philip Berrigan and was excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
On October 17, 1967, Fr. Philip Berrigan and Tom Lewis raided the Baltimore City Custom House and poured blood on draft records as part of "The Baltimore Four" (with David Eberhardt and James Mengel) and were out on bail when they burned the records at Catonsville. [1]
Philip Berrigan; M. Elizabeth McAlister; P. Plowshares movement This page was last edited on 27 October 2024, at 09:47 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Daniel Joseph Berrigan SJ (May 9, 1921 – April 30, 2016) was an American Jesuit priest, anti-war activist, Christian pacifist, playwright, poet, and author.. Berrigan's protests against the Vietnam War earned him both scorn and admiration, especially regarding his association with the Catonsville Nine.
On September 9, 1980, Daniel Berrigan (above), his brother Philip, and six others (the "Plowshares Eight") began the Plowshares Movement. They illegally trespassed onto the General Electric Nuclear Missile facility in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, where they damaged nuclear warhead nose cones and poured blood onto documents and files.
Father Philip Berrigan became Eberhardt's mentor as they engaged in more and more assertive actions against the Vietnam War. Father Berrigan celebrated Eberhardt's marriage to Louise Yolton on October 16, 1967, the night before the actions of The Baltimore Four.