Entries by Juliann Joerres

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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 […]

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New Life Springs From Barren Ground: A Prison Visit in Laredo, Texas

Written by Kate Nava, Vice President, Dismas Ministry Board of Directors  I’m Mary Kate Nava, Dismas Board Member. I’m recently connected with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Laredo, Texas, where Bishop James A. Tamayo’s team directed our collaboration with Deacon and Prison Minister Enrique Peñuñuri. I accompanied Deacon Enrique who routinely delivers God’s Word in […]