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A Spirituality of Reconciliation Provides Space for Rest
Posted Sep 21 2023 |Many practitioners of restorative justice experience a similar exhaustion. Rest is a vital element to sustaining ourselves in this work.
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Many practitioners of restorative justice experience a similar exhaustion. Rest is a vital element to sustaining ourselves in this work.
When we accept our "blindness" and vulnerabilities, we start to see God anew.
Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well is a remarkable expression of restorative justice.
In honor of #CatholicSistersWeek, we're shining a spotlight on women religious who are transforming the criminal legal system.
Let's not let the noisiness of our lives drown out the sound of God's voice.
We all experience "desert moments." God will help us through them, if we allow him.
Faith isn't about shining a spotlight on ourselves. We have to cast our light outward, illuminating the dignity of others.
In conversations with others, how do we 'do justice' to restorative justice?
A filmmaker visits a Brazilian prison where the incarcerated hold the keys to their own cells — and to their futures.
Jesus came to be present with us. We can embody that presence in our ministry to others.
During his time as a prison chaplain, Dr. Arturo Chávez met many "Juan Diegos" — men lost in the darkness of personal shame and systemic injustice.
"Lord, come and save us" is a refrain prayed by crime victims, the incarcerated, and those burdened by our broken criminal legal system.
Mary is there to comfort any mother who has lost a child — whether to illness, death, or incarceration.
God promises a justice far greater than the one offered by our criminal legal system.
If we "stay awake" we may see the Son of Man coming in even the most unlikely of places — like on death row.
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.
Across the United States, Catholics and people of faith are transforming our broken criminal justice system into one that values healing over vengeance, and hope over death. Join us as we uplift the lived experiences, ministerial examples, and spiritual reflections of those working to promote restorative justice and end the death penalty.
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