Respect Life Toolkit The death penalty is a life issue. Explore resources and opportunities below to engage in death penalty education, advocacy, and prayer. The Catholic Call to Respect Life The belief that every life is sacred is a core tenet of our faith. As Catholics, we are called to defend God-given dignity of all…
Offered in the wake of President Biden’s December 2024 commutations of 37 federal death sentences, this reflection was part of Catholic Mobilizing Network’s monthly prayer vigil to lament upcoming executions and bear witness to the inviolable dignity of all human life. Drawing on Luke 23:32–43, Cardinal Tobin reflects on Jesus’ crucifixion as a profound encounter…
On Dec. 23, 2024 President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 individuals on the federal death row. In this video, Catholic Mobilizing Network highlights the road to that historic and life-saving decisions, and the role CMN’s network played in urging this momentous action.Click here to view on our YouTube Channel
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About the Webinar This year executions are increasing across the U.S., and states are reengaging with the death penalty in new ways. This webinar takes a closer look at recent developments and asks: what’s really happening — and why now? Through a moderated discussion, our three panelists: Robert Dunham, the founder and director of the…
In the aftermath of a crime, a victim-survivor’s faith community is often one of the first places they turn to for support. Yet many of our parishes and ministries struggle with how to respond to victims’ complex needs for healing. As people of faith, we can be instrumental in supporting victim-survivors through restorative processes designed…
Lord of all, we pray for healing to address the persistent sin of racism, which is the rejection of the full humanity of some of your children, and the talents and potential you have given them. We pray for the grace to recognize the systems that do not support the dignity of every person, that…
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About the Webinar Throughout 2025, the worldwide Church will journey through a special Jubilee Year — a celebration that happens every 25 years proclaiming liberation, conversion, and reconciliation — to re-establish a proper relationship with God and others. In January 2025, CMN kicked off the Jubilee Year with a special webinar to provide tools that…
“Redemption Way” is performed by the NIA Men’s Chorus at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Ohio. It was composed by one of the group’s members, Brian. In December 2023, the Deputy Warden at Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Ohio asked the Men’s Chorus there to sing for the men on death row at Christmas time. Brian…
Father in heaven,may the faith you have given usin your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,and the flame of charity enkindledin our hearts by the Holy Spirit,reawaken in us the blessed hopefor the coming of your Kingdom. May your grace transform usinto tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.May those seeds transform from within both…
The Jubilee Year 2025 A Holy Year inviting us to be “Pilgrims of Hope.” Pilgrims of Hope Every 25 years, the Catholic Church recognizes a special year to “proclaim liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the blind, and letting the oppressed go free.” A year that proclaims liberation, conversion, and reconciliation to mark a…
October 20, 2024 / 29th Ordinary / Cycle BHoly Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC Readings: Isaiah 53:10-11 Through his suffering, my servant shall justify many.Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 LORD, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.Hebrews 4:14-16 Let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy.Mark…
Sunday, October 13, 2024 / 28th Ordinary / Cycle BHoly Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DCExtracts This past Thursday was the United Nations-sponsored World Day Against the Death Penalty. Pope Francis spoke out on that day: “The Death Penalty is always inadmissible, because it attacks the inviolability and dignity of the person. I appeal for its…