Check out the newest issue of our newsletter, This Day – Summer 2013. Feature Article: We are happy to share that Dismas Ministry’s board of directors added three new members as of January 9, 2013. Sister Ruth Poochigian, OP, is a member of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. She holds an M.A in Systematic […]
Trying to find all the “Where are the Catholics?” Videos on our website? You are in luck! Watch all the videos on our Act page> Each video is a an honest sharing from prison ministry volunteers. We hope that their stories will serve as inspiration as you discern if you are called to serve in […]
Mary, on this day when we honor all mothers, we turn to you. We thank the Lord whom you serve for the great gift of motherhood. Never has it been known that anyone who sought your intercession was left unaided by grace. Dear Mother, thank you for your “Yes” to the invitation of the angel which brought heaven to earth and changed human […]
An Exhibit of Artwork by the Incarcerated Works of art done by men, women and youth incarcerated in detention centers, county jails and prisons throughout the United States. These pieces depict the humor, love, hurt and healing that have transpired in their lives. This is a joint exhibit between The Cathedral of St. John, Dismas […]
HOLY WEEK As we begin Holy Week it is a happy coincidence (or no coincidence?) that Monday March 25 is the annual feast of Saint Dismas, the patron of our national Catholic prison ministry. The things that unfolded on the cross between this “good thief” as he has been called traditionally and Jesus is truly […]