Author Jim Forest, chronicler of giants like Day and Berrigan, strengthened many
In 1966, Jim Forest, then 24, received what he later called the most important letter of his life. It was from the great Trappist monk Thomas ...
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In 1966, Jim Forest, then 24, received what he later called the most important letter of his life. It was from the great Trappist monk Thomas ...
Jim Forest, who died on Jan. 13, was a lifelong peace activist and the author of numerous books, including biographies of Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and Daniel Berrigan, S.J.
Orthodox author and peace activist Jim Forest died January 13 at the age of 80. Forest, who was born to unchurched communist parents, converted to Catholicism in 1960. The following year, he joined the Catholic Worker movement, serving as managing editor of its eponymous magazine. But it was not until eight years later that Forest would become a public figure. As part of the
Gabriel Moran, who was always courageous, curious and respectful as he posed new ideas with a slightly mischievous glint in his eyes, wrote Wh...
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland says his 25-year-old son has died