The spiritual journey behind Sr. Helen Prejean’s fight to end the death penalty

Host James Martin, S.J., welcomes famed anti-death penalty advocate, Sister Helen Prejean, onto “The Spiritual Life” podcast. Their conversation spans:

How Sister Helen first became a chaplain to a death-row inmate, Pat Sonnier, and then  a leading advocate to abolish the death penalty

Catholic teaching on the inviolable dignity of the human person and the true meaning of forgiveness 

Discerning what to say “yes” and “no” to in the spiritual life, with the help of Ignatian spirituality

Sr. Helen’s spiritual practice of quiet listening, reading, meditation and prayer.

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