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.

What is the moral imperative behind the government’s urgency to hasten the death of its citizens?

At last, a clear, uncompromising stance of moral opposition to the death penalty by the highest authority of the church.

On the Feast of the Annunciation, Helen Prejean, C.S.J., reflects on encounters with everyday annunciations.

Catholics now support the death penalty at a lower rate than the general population.

Learning to hear God's call

A group of contributors to America offer advice to Barack Obama as he begins his presidency

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

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

I rsquo m always drawn to books that tell of people who step out of their comfort zones and live on the edgeespecially for the sake of the Gospel Spiritual passion is an amazing power and these stories of St Ignatius himself and his faithful sons in prison show that spiritual power at work We se