4th Annual Texas Catholic Correctional Ministries

November 11-12, 2011 in Austin, Texas

This conference is designed to guide parishes in assisting communities with the response to the challenges faced in criminal justice. Topics to be discussed: Situations we face in Criminal Justice and the Church's response currently and in the future; Intent of Legislature in the last 4 sessions in criminal justice reform and what they asks to the Church to do to help deal with ex-offenders; Spiritual Dimension of Criminal Justice Ministries and what we should strive for; Re-entry efforts of TDCJ and what we can do as a Church to facilitate the re-entry process.

A $75 per person registration fee. Please view flyer below for further information.

Information and Registration Form!

Mission

To serve the spiritual and religious needs of Catholic inmates in detention centers, county jails, federal and state prisons, as well as other inmates seeking to know about the Catholic faith and way of life. We provide this service through the chaplains and volunteers who minister in correctional facilities throughout our diocese.

"We are still a long way from the time when our conscience can be certain of having done everything possible to prevent crime and to control it effectively so that it no longer does harm and, at the same time, to offer to those who commit crimes a way of redeeming themselves and making a positive return to society. If all those in some way involved in the problem tried to...develop this line of thought, perhaps humanity as a whole could take a great step forward in creating a more serene and peaceful society."   - Pope John Paul II, July 9, 2000

Links

Prison Ministry to Free the Souls of Captives (USCCB)

Contacts

Deacon Don Warner
Director of Prison Ministry
(817) 560-2452, Ext. 302
dwarner@fwdioc.org