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Sep 25, 2024 · An inmate testifies about how he powerfully encountered his Savior, Jesus, inside his death row cell. Death Row. A death row inmate shared an incredible testimony of God’s redemption. He grew up in a dysfunctional environment where he would see his father and uncle selling drugs. Because of this, he also learned to follow in their footsteps.
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These prisoners are also getting some help from “outside.” Rebecca Lengenfelder from Bismarck, North Dakota, supports prisoners who have attended a Kairos retreat by letter-writing. Her grandmother wrote to prisoners in a Texas prison for 10 years, beginning when one of her own sons (Lengenfelder’s uncle) was sent there on drug charges. Lengenfelde...
Past experiences in prison ministry highlight the current need for continual outreach to the incarcerated. Retired priest Father Richard Wise, 72, from Fort Oglethorp, Georgia, has been a priest for 39 years and was a religious brother for 11. He began ministering to prisoners in 1972 at juvenile detention centers and has worked in three prisons. D...
Even those who work for prison systems around the country find an opportunity for outreach. James Fisher (not his real name) was a correctional officer for more than 22 years, including 17 at a maximum-security prison in Carson City, Nevada. Most were murderers. Nonetheless, he said he witnessed some true conversions during that time. “An example w...
The prisoners who have experienced the grace of God through these opportunities for outreach have perhaps the most profound testimonies when it comes to the value of prison ministry. Eric Loh, a graduate of a Catholic high school, was sentencedto a North Dakotan prison for 20 years after his third drug offense. Just before serving time, a car crash...
Instead, on the Third Sunday of Easter, 1999, we sat in the death row visiting room, a large cage in the center of the guard hall. Here we celebrated the Eucharist, received Jerry and confirmed him. The priest who worked at the prison, Jerry, two of his friends and I sat around a small table/altar and sang alleluias.
Jul 26, 2014 · 4. Dale S Recinella is a lawyer and lay minister who serves on behalf of the Catholic bishops of Florida as Catholic Correctional Chaplain to Florida 39 s Death Row and Solitary Confinement ...
The author of “Dead Man Walking” and “Death of Innocents” shared her journey of learning about the Gospel’s teachings on social justice during a program, “Finding Christ on Death Row,” at the St. Joseph Spirituality Center in Baton Rouge. Sr. Helen said while her relationship with God blossomed as a child, she did not think about ...
May 2, 2014 · Many forget that Jesus once served as a one-man jury on a death-penalty case. In a famous New Testament story, an adulterous woman was dragged to Jesus’ feet. The woman was guilty of a capital ...
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Jun 19, 2019 · The people on Death Row. Dale’s voice changes when he describes what “taking care of people on Death Row” entails. His mood becomes darker as he outlines the details of Florida Prison protocol: "When the death warrant is signed, the man or woman is moved from Death Row where the cells are, to a place called the Death House. The cell is ...
