Daniel Berrigan was a legendary priest, poet, and peace activist, who wrote over fifty books. His first book of poetry, Time without Number, won the Lamont Poetry Award. He was known for his public work against the Vietnam War, especially for participating in the Catonsville Nine draft board raid and for participating in the first anti-nuclear Plowshares action. He died in 2016.



John Dear is a priest, author, and Daniel Berrigan's literary executor. He is executive director of The Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus (www.beatitudescenter.org), and lives in California. www.johndear.org