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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