People on death row are told their lives are worthless — what happens when they start to believe it's true?
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Posted Jul 20 2023 |
Fr. Dustin Feddon was Darryl's spiritual advisor during the weeks leading to his execution. He witnessed the state of Florida take his life on May 3, 2023.
Posted Jun 30 2023 |
After Scott Eizember's execution on January 12, 2023, his spiritual advisor and the granddaughter of his victims realized they had more in common than they ever imagined.
Posted May 12 2023 |
A recent law school grad advocates for criminal justice reform in response to his mom’s incarceration.
Posted May 10 2023 |
After Darryl Barwick's execution, his longtime pen pal shares what it meant to know him.
Posted Apr 19 2023 |
In 2000, I entered the Richard P. LeBlanc Unit, a pre-release correctional facility in Beaumont, Texas, and joined a small group in "Bridges To Life."
Posted Nov 04 2022 |
Every year on All Souls Day, each of us carry in our hearts loved ones whose lives and memories we cherish. My own heart aches to have recently lost a dear friend, community leader and Dolores Mission ministry colleague, Rita Chairez.
Posted Sep 27 2022 |
Last week, this world lost a gentle, pastoral giant. The wide rippling effects of his daily words and actions were a major influence in our country for many years.
Posted Aug 19 2022 |
The death penalty doesn't heal or repair what has been broken; it only continues cycles of harm and violence.
Posted Feb 25 2022 |
A defense attorney and victim outreach specialist bring restorative justice to one of the most unlikely places: a death penalty case at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Posted Feb 04 2022 |
The Synod on Synodality is fundamentally a process of healing and deep listening — not unlike restorative justice.
Posted Jan 13 2022 |
These grieving parents found new meaning in the Lord's Prayer and its call to forgiveness.
Posted Nov 23 2021 |
The Catholic Church, in particular, has to play a part in addressing this trauma of the past.
Posted Oct 06 2021 |
In 2008, my older brother Andrew was sentenced to 62 years in prison. But one thing I never had to fear was that his life would be taken by the state in response.
Posted Jul 28 2021 |
A Catholic sister recalls her visits with Michael Ross before he was put to death in Connecticut's last-ever execution.
Posted Jul 13 2021 |
"The Phantom" is a new documentary calling into question the aims and ends of our capital punishment system.
Posted Jun 29 2021 |
A 1972 Supreme Court case temporarily eradicated the U.S. death penalty. Now it's time to end it for good.
Posted Apr 17 2021 |
The great-grandson of a murder victim reflects on his great-grandmother's quiet holiness and mercy.
Posted Jan 08 2021 |
Writing to those in prison is a way to bring healing to places of isolation and loneliness.
Posted Nov 23 2020 |
After participating in CMN's Harm, Healing, and Human Dignity Conference, Ruth Cunnings finds herself imagining restorative justice as a beautiful stained glass window.
