Women’s experiences are different from men’s. Being uniquely female, as God made us to be, involves action. All women are called to live holy lives, but how do we do it? The field hospital of the Church needs women of strength and gentle leadership now more than ever.

On this episode of Walk in Faith, Craig Syracusa interviews Sister Helen Prejean. Sister Helen is a leading advocate for abolition of the death penalty and for elimination of social and economic unfairness in the criminal-justice system. She is also the author of Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States and The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions. To advance her work, she asked RENEW International to create a small-group resource that explores Catholic teaching on the death penalty. Created in partnership with the Catholic Mobilizing Network, Dignity and the Death Penalty helps participants reflect on the fairness of the criminal justice system, arguments for and against capital punishment, and alternatives to the death sentence. Production of videos associated with this resource were funded in part by the Catholic Communication Campaign of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. 

Recent events have challenged our faith and family life in ways no one could have predicted. What can families do to draw closer to God and each other, not just in spite of everything, but because if it? In this recorded webinar, Dr. Greg Popcak and his wife, Lisa, joined RENEW's Sr. Terry Rickard to explore practical ways your family can experience a more joyful, peaceful, and grace-filled home life even through difficult times.

Listen to Sr. Terry in a one-hour interview of the Popcaks. They are the founders of CatholicCounselors.com an organization providing Catholic-integrated tele-counseling services to individuals, couples, and families around the world. The authors of over 20 books integrating cutting-edge insights from counseling psychology with the timeless wisdom of our Catholic faith, they are the hosts of More2Life, a call-in radio advice program. They also serve as the co-directors of the Peyton Institute for Domestic Church life, which seeks to promote family spirituality and well-being through original research, professional trainings, and resource development.

Our entire planet is at a crossroads. We are fast approaching a tipping point which will send us down a path of destruction. There is still time, however, to change course if we learn to care for our common home and be good stewards of creation. This Earth Day we joined in prayer for our planet as we seek a worldwide conversion of hearts and minds. Our prayer included a reflection by  Sister Arlene Flaherty on Creation at the Crossroads. Arlene Flaherty OP is a Dominican Sister of Blauvelt NY. Over the past four decades of her religious life, her ministry has been primarily in Justice Education, Spirituality, and Legislative advocacy. She holds a Doctorate in Ministry and graduate degrees in Theology and Scripture. Arlene is currently serving as the Director of the Office of Justice and Peace and Integrity of Creation for the School Sisters of Notre Dame. 

RENEW President, Sister Terry Rickard, OP, recently interviewed Sister Helen Prejean, about how Catholic teaching on the death penalty has evolved. The author of Dead Man Walking, Sister Helen has worked tirelessly to end executions in this country, and her firsthand experience lends a unique perspective to their discussion about the morality of the death penalty.

RENEW's Sister Terry Rickard, OP, moderates a discussion with three of her fellow Dominican Sisters about how their faith has shaped their response to the challenges of living through COVID 19 Panelists include: Sr. Maggie McDermott, OP; Sr. Mary Flood, OP, MD, Ph.D.; and Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien, OP, Ph.D. 

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