Stephen Kelly (priest)
{{short description|American priest and peace activist}}
Stephen Michael Kelly {{post-nominals |post-noms= SJ}} (born c.1949){{r|"Associated Press"}} is an American Jesuit priest and peace activist. He spent six years in prison for hammering on D-5 Trident missiles and other Plowshares movement actions. He has spent at least a decade behind bars, with six of those years in solitary confinement.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/catholic-priest-sentenced-time-served-after-2018-break-nuclear-naval-base|title=Catholic priest is sentenced to time served after 2018 break-in at nuclear naval base|date=October 16, 2020|website=National Catholic Reporter}}{{Cite web|url=https://religionnews.com/2020/09/24/11-years-in-prison-a-catholic-priest-serves-time-for-crimes-of-conscience/|title = 11 years in prison: A Catholic priest serves time for crimes of conscience|date = 24 September 2020}}
Kelly was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1990. He is a member of the Jesuits West U.S. province.{{Cite web|url=https://ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/2020/10/22/jesuit-fr-steve-kelly-sentenced-for-nonviolent-civil-disobedience-at-u-s-nuclear-weapon-facility/|title=Jesuit Fr. Steve Kelly Sentenced for Nonviolent Civil Disobedience at U.S. Nuclear Weapon Facility|first=I. S. N.|last=Staff|date=October 22, 2020}}
He gave the homily at the funeral Mass of Daniel Berrigan.{{Cite web|url=https://sojo.net/magazine/august-2016/do-not-be-ruled-fear-faith|title=Do Not Be Ruled by Fear, but Faith|first=Stephen|last=Kelly|date=June 30, 2016|website=Sojourners}}