Category: Articles
Dec
12
Why we need the Holy Spirit’s gift of understanding
This article explains that the gift of understanding offered by the Holy Spirit asks…
Oct
15
‘I Won’t Hurt You’: Meeting Christ in a Padded Cell
How might one share the love of Christ and connect with a person whose crime and…
Oct
11
How a Prison Play Goes on Tour
Thirty male prisoners from Sterling Correctional Facility in Colorado performed a…
Sep
16
Life without parole is not a solution to crime pope says
This article summarizes key points from an audience that Pope Francis had with members…
Sep
12
California bans private prison – including Ice detention centers
Assembly Bill 32 (AB-32) is expected to bring a major halt to the private prison…
Aug
27
I was in prison and you visited me
Fr. Paul Morrissey, OSA shares a heartfelt reflection about a visit with an inmate in…
Jun
26
Cyntoia Brown and how the U.S. criminal justice system fails black women and girls
At the age of 16, Cyntonia Brown was charged as an adult and convicted of crimes…
Apr
04
Solitary Confinement: Inhumane, Ineffective, and Wasteful
The use of solitary confinement is widely considered ineffective and inhumane. …
Mar
12
Can Justice Demand Prison Abolition?
This article brings Catholic teaching into dialogue with the intentions and the…
Mar
02
The wisdom of ‘The Work’: self-discovery inside a prison’s walls
Catholic prison chaplains know well that their ministry is not restricted to inmates…