![[Recording] Good Friday Prayer Vigil for an End to the Death Penalty](https://catholicsmobilizing.org/wp-content/uploads/Mary-at-the-cross-of-Jesus-768x503.jpeg)
On the First Friday of every month, CMN holds a Virtual Prayer Vigil to lament upcoming executions and bear witness to the sanctity of all human life. These monthly gatherings feature the diverse voices of Catholic bishops, Church leaders, death penalty abolitionists, and people impacted by crime, violence, or incarceration. Each vigil includes time for…
Circle process is a foundational restorative practice that creates the conditions to build, strengthen and repair relationships through storytelling. In ministry settings, this methodology is well suited for synodal listening, communal discernment, and attending to the wounds of trauma, harm, and conflict. Many Catholics, after learning about the principles and practices of restorative justice, wish…
This prayer was composed by CMN staff for Thanksgiving in 2022. As many enter into a space of gratitude and share time with family, friends, and loved ones, this prayer acknowledges both the beauty and the pain of our human journey. It invites us to reflect on our interconnectedness — a value at the heart…
What is a pen pal program? Pen pal programs connect individuals who are not in prison (people on the “outside”) with individuals experiencing incarceration (people on the “inside”). With appropriate guidelines and safety measures, pen pals are able to build relationships with one another through regular correspondence.Different pen pal programs might include people on death…
This prayer resource features nine days of prayer that lift up the dignity of life and the Catholic call to end the death penalty. CMN prays this novena each year starting on October 1, which begins Respect Life Month, celebrated each October. These nine days of prayer prepare us for World Day Against the Death…
Este recurso de oración presenta nueve días de oración que elevan la dignidad de la vida y el llamado católico a poner fin a la pena de muerte. CMN reza esta novena cada año a partir del 1 de octubre, que da inicio al Mes del Respeto a la Vida, que se celebra cada octubre….
This resource is designed for bishops, priests, and deacons who wish to connect the Church’s teaching against the death penalty to Scripture in a homily. In this resource you will find: A selection of Scripture passages and liturgical feasts that lend themselves towards preaching about the death penalty, Core Church teachings on the death penalty…
![[Webinar] The U.S. Death Penalty in 2024: A State of the Union](https://catholicsmobilizing.org/wp-content/uploads/death-penalty-webinar-2024-768x389.jpg)
What is the status of the death penalty throughout the U.S. as we enter into 2024? Experts respond to this questions in a one-hour webinar presenting the 2024 landscape of the death penalty throughout the nation, to increase awareness of what lies ahead in the year. Featured Speakers Most Rev. Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop of…
Download CMN’s Book List for a collection of titles that dive into issues of capital punishment and restorative justice. Featuring titles like The Death of Innocents by Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, and Harm, Healing, and Human Dignity: A Catholic Encounter with Restorative Justice, CMN’s faith formation guide. Use this list as a solo…
![[Webinar] Growing in Restorative Practices: One Year Into the Synod on Synodality](https://catholicsmobilizing.org/wp-content/uploads/webinar-one-year-synod-768x509.jpg)
In January 2022, Catholic Mobilizing Network’s webinar “Five Lessons From Restorative Practices for the Synod on Synodality explored how practices from restorative justice could enrich the synod listening processes taking place in Catholic parishes and dioceses nationwide. In this webinar, Fr. David McCallum, SJ and Dr. Vanessa White illuminate the joys, hopes, sufferings and wounds…
![[Webinar] Conversations of Hope: Ending the Death Penalty, with Sr. Helen Prejean](https://catholicsmobilizing.org/wp-content/uploads/sr-helen-768x364.jpg)
For 2022 Respect Life Month, Catholic Mobilizing Network hosted a one-hour webinar featuring Sr. Helen Prejean, Ohio death row exoneree Kwame Ajamu, and Director of Prison Ministry for the Nashville Diocese Deacon James Booth. The panelists shared their perspective on the death penalty and discussed how capital punishment denies the gospel call to uphold and…
![[Toolkit] Resources to Educate & Advocate against the Death Penalty](https://catholicsmobilizing.org/wp-content/uploads/20240216_164802-1-768x532.jpg)
This toolkit provides resources to amplify Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the global abolition of the death penalty.