from Rosemarie Pace, Pax Christi Metro New York coordinator
Why do you stand? They were asked, and why do you walk? Because of the children, they said, and because of the heart, and because of the bread. Because the cause is the heart’s beat and the children born and risen bread. ~from the poem, Some, by Fr. Daniel Berrigan
On Sunday, January 29th, from 2:30 to 4:30 PM, Pax Christi Metro New York (PCMNY) will pay tribute to Fr. Dan Berrigan with a presentation of his writings, music, and testimonies from such invited guests as Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, Elizabeth McAlister, and Frida Berrigan. The Burning Bush: The Words and Witness of Fr. Dan Berrigan will take place in St. Joseph’s Greenwich Village Church, Sixth Avenue and Washington Place, with a simple reception in Casserly Hall to follow. This is the 2012 Peacemaking through the Arts Winter Benefit for PCMNY. Suggested donation: $25 in advance, $30 at the door, more if you have it, less if you don’t. Register by contacting 212-420-0250, nypaxchristi@igc.org, or www.nypaxchristi.org.
Fr. Dan, This is what I say to my 18-year old cat, Tygre. “Thank you for staying so long!” To quote you from the Merton-Maritain conference in the early 80’s: “If not a prophet, then what?”…… a loss? Mayhap.
Happy New Year from Tony and Judy Simon, Yves Simon Institute.
Fr. Dan Berrigan – when my fellow catholics, some i believe even spying on my radical sds anti-war activities during the late sixties – gave this catholic high school graduate hope that i was not evil for believing profoundly in the rights of the worker and the poor & and the absolute need for World Without Nuclear Arms Peace !
Fr. Dan, I pray that i will make it to hear your words and witness on Jan 27. I think you know how much I admire you, everything you have done and continue to do.
I wish you Peace and Joy!