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In his recently published memoir "Writing Straight With Crooked Lines" (2020), Jim Forest writes about growing up during the Cold War the child of two Communists, his struggles with marriage, and his spiritual quest, which led him to working with Dorothy Day at the Catholic Worker in the early sixties and to befriending some of the twentieth century's most famous spiritual leaders, including Thomas Merton, Phil and Daniel Berrigan, and Thich Nhat Hanh. Jim spent over a year in jail for protesting the Vietnam War, and he co-founded the Catholic Peace Fellowship with Tom Cornell (still in operation today), which helped thousands of Catholics to register their dissent as conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War. But that's just the beginning. This interview wasn't nearly long enough, but Nancy had made dinner, and well, it was growing cold, so we covered what we could! He joins us from his home in Alkmaar, The Netherlands. Find Jim Forest and his wife Nancy here: https://jimandnancyforest.comFind CAM here:  https://www.catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171Also mentioned on this podcast: "Writing Straight with Crooked Lines" by Jim Forest (2020)https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Straig..."The Ladder of the Beatitudes" by Jim Foresthttps://www.amazon.com/Ladder-Beatitu..."Catholics and Conscientious Objection" (1966) by Jim Forest https://jimandnancyforest.com/2015/08..."The Root of War is Fear," by Jim Foresthttps://www.amazon.com/Root-War-Fear-..."The Root of War is Fear," article by Thomas Merton can be found in "The New Seeds of Contemplation"https://issuu.com/samzdat/docs/passio...