Education
Education of all Catholics is the Second Pillar of our Mission Statement. It is the second, but not subordinate, main purpose for the founding of this organization – with Prayer being the first. We cannot consider changing our minds and hearts about a topic without first educating ourselves through trustworthy sources.
Like the Church’s call to an informed conscience, “The education of the conscience is a lifelong task…. Prudent education teaches virtue; it prevents or cures fear, selfishness and pride, resentment arising from guilt, and feelings of complacency, born of human weakness and faults. (1784) Some rules apply in every case: One may never do evil so that good may result from it; the Golden Rule: ‘Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them;’ and charity always proceeds by way of respect for one’s neighbor…” (1789) The gift of love for God and neighbor is through the Holy Spirit.
Dignity & the Death Penalty: Evolution of Church Teaching is a short book, yet a powerful and prayerful way to learn about the history of the death penalty, its roots in North Carolina, its capricious nature, its mistakes, and its alternatives. It was written by a Catholic for Catholics, in a group study format. Its reflections are based on the decades of experience by Sr. Helen Prejean and others in the anti-death penalty movement.
You can arrange to have a free book group led by a knowledgeable team member of
Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina. Email us for more information through our
Contact Us page.
Death Penalty Books We Recommend
