Wednesday, June 19, 2024

This story of '60s Catholic social justice still has power decades later

 

The Catonsville Nine were nine Catholic activists who burned draft files to protest the Vietnam War. On May 17, 1968, they entered a draft board in Catonsville, Md., took 378 draft files, brought them to a nearby parking lot and set them on fire with homemade napalm. Then they sang, prayed, spoke with reporters and waited to be arrested by the Baltimore County police. (CNS/www.catonsville9.org)

This story of '60s Catholic social justice still has power decades later

Guest Voices

When I served as dramaturg for the Los Angeles-based Center Theatre Group's reading of "The Trial of the Catonsville Nine" by Fr. Daniel Berrigan, I didn't expect how profound the experience would be for my Catholicism.

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