“President Biden’s decision to commute the sentences of 37 prisoners condemned to death was a reminder that even the most heinous of our sins does not mar our human dignity.”
Helen Prejean, C.S.J.
Helen Prejean, C.S.J., is the author of Dead Man Walking, The Death of Innocentsand River of Fire.
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‘He loved my Cajun jokes!’ Sister Helen Prejean on Daniel Berrigan
Sometimes people can work for justice and they become so doggone serious that it is kind of heavy to be with them. It was never heavy to be with Dan.
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Sister Helen Prejean: Stop the federal killings
What is the moral imperative behind the government’s urgency to hasten the death of its citizens?
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Sister Helen Prejean: Why Pope Francis’ rejection of the death penalty is so important
At last, a clear, uncompromising stance of moral opposition to the death penalty by the highest authority of the church.
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Bolt From the Blue: Encounters with everyday annunciations
On the Feast of the Annunciation, Helen Prejean, C.S.J., reflects on encounters with everyday annunciations.
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Signs of Life: The Catholic voice against the death penalty is growing stronger.
Catholics now support the death penalty at a lower rate than the general population.
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Ride the Current: Learning to hear God’s call
Learning to hear God's call
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Dear Mr. President: Letters and Memos to the Incoming Executive
A group of contributors to America offer advice to Barack Obama as he begins his presidency
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This I Believe
This essay aired as a commentary on NPR Weekend Edition on Sunday January 6 I watch what I do to see what I really believe Belief and faith are not just words It s one thing for me to say I m a Christian but I have to embody what it means I have to live it So writing this essay and kn
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The Other Side of the Death Penalty
What have you learned from the families of murder victims?Through my association with an anti-death penalty group, Murder Victims for Human Rights, I have learned how much the family members of murder victims feel manipulated by prosecutors in capital cases. If the family members are against the dea