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“Sometime in your life, hope that you might see one starved man, the look on his face when the bread finally arrives. Hope that you might have baked it or bought or even kneaded it yourself. For that look on his face, for your meeting his eyes across a piece of bread, you might be willing to lose a lot, or suffer a lot, or die a little, even.”

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Daniel Berrigan
Daniel Berrigan

Daniel Berrigan was an American priest known for his activism in the anti-war and peace movements. Born on May 9, 1921, he passed away on April 30, 2016. Father Berrigan made contributions to theology, literature, and the arts, and his poetry and prose are highly regarded. more

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