Spiritual Formation

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Prepare for October's Respect Life Month activities with CMN's updated resource. This dynamic and user-friendly Toolkit provides dozens of education, advocacy, and prayer opportunities for individuals and communities looking to highlight the death penalty as an important life issue. 

Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy preaches on Luke 15:1-32, the Return of the Prodigal Son. The reflection connects the gospel story with advocating to end the death penalty, and explores the themes of reconciliation, forgiveness, and restorative justice. 

Watch recordings of CMN's most recent webinars, and register to attend Empowering Church Leaders to Address Racism: Continuing the Conversation on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019. 

As a companion to their 2018 pastoral letter, Open Wide Our Hearts, the USCCB offers this helpful factsheet explaining the relationship between racism and our criminal justice system.

Rooted in both 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. Use this two-sided one-pager and learn how Catholic Social Teaching brings the teachings of Jesus and his call to discipleship to the larger societal conversation of social justice

This one-page handout gives an introductory overview of restorative justice and ways that practices can be applied in various settings.

On August 2, 2018, Pope Francis made a historic revision to the Catechism of the Catholic Church which declared the death penalty "inadmissible" in all cases.

In response to that call, people of faith are adding their names to the National Catholic Pledge to End the Death Penalty, and working to build a culture of life.

A prayer for those affected by violence and harm of any kind.