Do you plan on incorporating the death penalty issue into your high school curriculum? Are you looking to add “Where Justice and Mercy Meet” to your reading list? This study guide provides educators with discussion questions and homework assignments to accompany our award winning book. Download our high school study guide created by Rochelle Hubbard. Click…
Rooted in Scripture and the rich tradition of our faith, Catholic social teaching is a guide for how to live as a people of justice and mercy. The death penalty violates several core themes of Catholic Social Teaching, first and foremost being the belief in the inherent dignity of the human person. It is this…
About Just Mercy Based on the bestselling book of the same name by Bryan Stevenson, the film Just Mercy presents the stunning true story of Walter McMillian, a black man convicted and sentenced to death in Alabama in 1988 for a crime he did not commit. The film illustrates the structural racism endemic to our capital punishment system,…
When crime happens, the U.S. legal system asks three questions: What law was broken? Who is guilty? How should they be punished? By contrast, restorative justice asks a different set of questions that aim to help those impacted by a crime determine how to repair the harm done and live in right relationship moving forward….
Catholic educators are often in search of ways to incorporate the topic of restorative justice into K-12 and college/university curricula. Catholic Mobilizing Network seeks to support these efforts with a collection of resources and activities for educators geared toward introducing new audiences to the concept of restorative justice as it aligns with Catholic Social Tradition: WHO: Intended…
Catholic educators are often in search of ways to incorporate the issue of capital punishment into high school and college/university curricula. Catholic Mobilizing Network seeks to support these efforts with a collection of resources and activities that serve as a general introduction to the issue of the death penalty as it aligns with Catholic Social Tradition: WHO:…