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

2026-01-13

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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

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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