Entries by Juliann Joerres

Introducing our I Am Beautiful Blog Series

I Am BeautifulLet us broadcast words of healing…Let us take a handful of words and scatter them…as seed;Some of these words will fall on the pathas we journey through this lifeSome of these words will fall in the rocky placeswhen we are going through hardshipsSome of these words will help us overcome the prickly thornsthat […]

Notes of Gratitude

On this Thanksgiving day we share notes of gratitude from those we serve!   At Dismas Ministry we are grateful for your generosity, and the impact of your giving – to help others find a path to God. In 2018, Dismas Ministry will send more than 31,000 Catholic bibles (in both English and Spanish) to […]

Rachel’s Story

While Dismas Ministry provides over 37,000 Catholic bibles to inmates each year, we do, on occasion, receive requests for the Life Recovery Bible. This year we have received requests for approximately 300 Life Recovery Bibles. The cost for these bibles is considerably more expensive than the Catholic bibles we provide. For that reason, we are […]

God Was Everywhere

“From the very first day, I was surprised how much God is in prison.” Curtis was living his life like many ordinary men. He worked a white collar job. He had a wife and kids. His family members were always Catholic, and he had become Catholic a few years earlier. But, because he had become […]

Dismas Ministry Announces New Executive Director

Please join us in welcoming Tyler Curtis as Dismas Ministry’s new Executive Director! The Board of Directors of Dismas Ministry is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Tyler Curtis as its new Executive Director. She succeeds Founder and previous Executive Director Mr. Ron Zeilinger. Ms. Curtis brings to the position years of experience in […]