WEBINAR RECORDING: The Catholic Call to End Missouri's Death Penalty
This one-hour webinar is intended for Catholics in Missouri to learn how they can help in the efforts to end Missouri’s death penalty.
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"Encounters With Dignity" Episode 8: The Grosmaires, McBrides, & sujatha baliga — Finding Justice in the Light of Forgiveness
In this episode you'll hear from two families who found healing in the wake of a grave harm through a restorative justice process.
"Encounters With Dignity" Episode 7: Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. — Leading with Tenderness
In this episode you'll hear Fr. Greg share stories of walking with formerly gang-involved and incarcerated individuals as they seek healing, growth, and reintegration with their community.
WEBINAR RECORDING: Young Catholics Needed! The Movement to End the Death Penalty
This webinar features Executive Director of the Innocence Project, Christina Swarns, and awardees of this year's Justice & Mercy Poetry Contest for Young Adults. Together, they address the topic of young adult engagement in the movement to end the death penalty.
WEBINAR: The Dos and Don'ts of Accompanying Victim-Survivors Through a Restorative Process
Learn more about the many ways that Catholic parish and ministry leaders can support victims and survivors of crime through meaningful processes that repair harm and honor the human dignity of all involved.
"Encounters With Dignity" Episode 6: Maka Black Elk and Deacon Andy Orosco — Healing from Historical Harm
Two Indigenous Catholic leaders illuminate how restorative justice can help communities heal from intergenerational trauma.
Tips for Preaching About the Death Penalty
This new resource is designed for bishops, priests, and deacons who want to identify opportunities to connect the Church's teaching against the death penalty to scripture.
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"Encounters With Dignity" Episode 5: Danielle Sered — Redefining Accountability
Danielle Sered, founder of Common Justice, explains why accountability is one of the most important aspects to a restorative justice approach and how it is ultimately a response rooted in human dignity.
Find a Circle Trainer
For many Catholics, after learning about the principles and practices of restorative justice, they wish to become trained in circle keeping. This resource offers some discerning questions and a non-definitive list of organizations experienced in conducting circle trainings with faith communities.
"Encounters With Dignity" Episode 4: Bishop Robert McElroy — Becoming Like the Good Samaritan
Bishop McElroy challenges us to seek an ethic of justice that resembles the Good Samaritan's — a justice that heals, reconciles, and binds up our neighbors' wounds.
