Webinars

  • [Webinar] Dos and Don’ts of Accompanying Victim-Survivors Through a Restorative Process

    CMN, murder victims’ family members, and crime victim advocates gathered for a discussion of victim-survivor accompaniment in honor of the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. They unpacked the many ways that Catholic parish and ministry leaders can support victims and survivors of crime through meaningful processes that repair harm and honor the human dignity…

  • [Webinar] Ending the Federal Death Penalty: The Road Ahead

    When President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, the country stood in the wake of an unprecedented spree of 13 federal executions, ordered and administered by the Trump administration. Biden, a Catholic, is now the first U.S. president to openly oppose the death penalty, and his administration has declared the nation’s first official (though…

  • [Webinar] Five Lessons From Restorative Practices for the Synod on Synodality

    Restorative justice practices can create spaces for conversation where every voice is heard and valued. Such conversations are critical to the Synod on Synodality, a two-year process of listening and dialogue for the Catholic Church announced by Pope Francis in October 2021 and running until 2024. On Jan. 11, 2022, CMN hosted a webinar on…

  • [Webinar] How to Bring Restorative Justice to Your Parish or Ministry

    Watch CMN’s four-part webinar series exploring practical components of restorative justice approaches within Catholic ministry. Each session utilizes content and tools featured in CMN’s downloadable resource: Paths of Renewed Encounter: A Restorative Justice Engagement Guide for Catholic Communities. Click here to discover CMN’s new formation program: Conversations in Communion: Parish Dialogues for Connection and Understanding….

  • [Webinar] “Killing in Our Name”: Federal Executions and Pro-Life Witness

    President Trump restarted the practice of federal executions following a 17-year hiatus on Jul. 14, 2020. His administration is on track to have executed 13 people by the end of the presidential term — more than any other administration in the 20th or 21st centuries. This unprecedented backslide into federal executions raises critical moral, human, and policy…

  • [Webinar] Using Your Voice to End the Death Penalty: How to Write a Letter to the Editor

    Letters to the Editor (LTE) are critical tools for advocacy, especially when it comes to ending the death penalty. Short and easy to write, they are effective at shaping public opinion and shifting narratives on contemporary issues. Most importantly, they provide a platform for advocates like YOU to speak out on the issues they care about. This…

  • [Video] Hope Over Death: A Catholic Family’s Journey of Forgiveness and Restorative Justice

    On April 2, 2010, Ann Grosmaire died after being shot by her fiance, Conor. Moved by their Catholic faith and inspired by Saint John Paul II’s forgiveness of Mehmet Ali Ağca, Ann’s parents, Kate and Deacon Andy Grosmaire, felt called to forgive Conor. Together with Conor’s parents, the Grosmaires fought to address the crime in a…