Entries by Juliann Joerres
Pope Francis has been a powerful advocate for prisoners and a strong voice for justice
Today, Pope Francis traveled to a prison near Rome to wash the feet of a dozen inmates, a Holy Thursday ritual that symbolizes humility and highlights his papacy’s attention to those on society’s margins. Pope Francis has made it a tradition since the beginning of his papacy to celebrate the Mass and foot-washing ritual on Holy […]
Introducing Delisa Person, Dismas Ministry Mission Coordinator
For this blog post we would like to introduce you to our Mission Coordinator and the newest member of the Dismas Ministry team, Delisa Person. She started working with Dismas Ministry as our Student Ambassador in June of 2022. Once she graduated from Cardinal Stritch University in December, she agreed to join our team – […]
Don’t Give Up, If God Has a Plan For a Guy Like Me: An excerpt from the memoir of Anthony M., a prisoner
“I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.” ~St. Francis of Assisi Francis of Assisi was a self-proclaimed “wild child.” So is Anthony, a prisoner in Indiana. Unlike Francis of Assisi, from his earliest memories, Anthony was not well cared for or loved properly by […]