May 31 – June 2, 2012: National Association for Lay Ministry Conference (Crystal City, VA)
CMN will have an exhibit table at this year’s National Association for Lay Ministry (NALM) gathering in Crystal City, VA from May 31 – June 2. The theme for this year’s conference is “New Vision, New Voice, and New Vitality”... MORE
May 17, 2012: The Significance of the SAFE Initiative for California (San Diego, CA)
All priests and deacons of the Diocese of San Diego are invited to attend a special luncheon with Bishop Cirilo Flores and Jeanne Woodford, Catholic lay leader, former Warden of San Quentin, and a SAFE California Initiative spokesperson. The event... MORE
May 21, 2012: Dinner and Discussion with Tom Lowenstein (New Orleans, LA)
Join the Louisiana Coalition Against the Death Penalty for an intimate dinner and discussion with special guest Tom Lowenstein, who will share his perspective on the death penalty as the son of a murder victim. Suggested donation $20. Numbers are strictly limited,... MORE
June 2, 2012: “Now I Walk on Death Row” Presentation by Dale Recinella (South Bend, IN)
CMN’s Dale Recinella will speak about his ministry to death row inmates at the University of Notre Dame 2012 Reunion from 9-11 a.m. at the Hammes Bookstore in the Eck Center. Books will be available for purchase and... MORE
June 10-13, 2012: Vicki Schieber Facilitating Workshops at National Convocation for Jail and Prison Ministry (Scranton, PA)
CMN’s Vicki Schieber will be facilitating workshops on the death penalty at the 31st annual National Convocation for Jail and Prison Ministry to be held these days at the University of Scranton. For more information, visit the NCJPM... MORE
June 28-July 2, 2012: Starvin’ For Justice Fast and Vigil (Washington, DC)
The Abolitionist Action Committee (AAC) is sponsoring this 4 day Fast & Vigil takes place on the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Consider joining the dozens of anti-death penalty activists who come regularly from across the U.S. and... MORE
July 27-28, 2012: Catholics and the Death Penalty Conference (Emmitsburg, MD)
This two-day conference, sponsored by Mount Saint Mary’s University and CMN will include powerful stories from victim family members, a wrongly accused death row inmate, and death row ministers; presentations on Catholic teaching regarding the death penalty, and provide participants with a better... MORE
August 3-4, 2012: Responsibility, Rehabilitation and Restoration: A Symposium on Crime, Punishment and the Common Good in California (Los Angeles, CA)
This conference, sponsored by the California Catholic Conference, and co-sponsored and hosted by Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, seeks to raise awareness of restorative justice as a better system of justice for victims, offenders and communities. This statewide conference held... MORE