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  • Healing After Tragedy: Heather Thompson’s Restorative Justice Journey
    For years after her brother’s murder, Heather was consumed by anger — toward his killer, toward the legal system, and even toward God. Longing for some peace, she decided she needed to speak with the man who took her brother’s life. Through the restorative justice process that followed, Heather was amazed to find not just…
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  • From Prison to Peacemaker: Felix Rosado’s Restorative Justice Transformation
    Felix Rosado spent nine long years blaming everybody for his incarceration but himself. But then, two things happened: he rekindled his Catholic faith and learned about restorative justice. These two discoveries set Felix on an extraordinary journey of accountability and transformation.
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  • The Pope’s Prayer Video — For the Abolition of the Death Penalty
    In September 2022, CMN had the privilege of teaming up with the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network to produce a video featuring Pope Francis’ monthly prayer intention: for the abolition of the death penalty. In the video, the Holy Father invites us to pray “that the death penalty, which attacks the dignity of the human person,…
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  • [Video] Catholics and the Death Penalty
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  • [Video] Catholics and Restorative Justice
    Catholic ministry leaders, restorative justice experts, and people who have been impacted by harm and crime explore the relationship between our Catholic faith and the philosophy and practices of restorative justice.
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  • [Video] Welcome to CMN, from Bishop Daniel E. Flores
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  • [Video] Archbishop Aymond Calls on All Catholics to Oppose the Death Penalty
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  • Prayer Vigil on the Day of an Execution
    Created for CMN by Pat Doyle Drawn from the resources compiled for a vigil in Texas, CMN is pleased to introduce this bilingual resource to assist those planning prayer vigils in states where condemned prisoners are to be executed. Although it is specifically worded for a vigil on the night before or day of a…
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  • Impending Execution: Novena to Our Lady Undoer of Knots
    The devotion to our Lady Undoer of Knots began in the 2nd century with St. Irenaeus. He wrote, “The knot of Eve’s disobedience was untied by the obedience of Mary; what the virgin Eve bound by her unbelief, the Virgin Mary loosened by her faith.” With this Novena, we pray for Mary, our Advocate, and…
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  • El Video de Oración del Papa — Por la Abolición de la Pena de Muerte (Spanish)
    Este video del Papa presenta la intención de oración que el Santo Padre confió a toda la Iglesia Católica en septiembre de 2022 a través de la Red Mundial de Oración del Papa. En esta ocasión, Francisco pidió que se rece “para que la pena de muerte, que atenta contra la inviolabilidad y dignidad de…
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