Story: "The Monk and the Murderer."

[mdgspencer]

The monk had been praying for prisoners on death row at the prison nearby. Then he asked permission from his superior to write to a few of them, and he wrote to the worst…
see www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=7954

 

[esieffe]

Thank you MDGSpencer, this is truly a wonderful article/ story. Christ showed us mercy, who are we not to show mercy?

Thank you so much for posting this!

May the peace of the Lord be with you.
-E

 

[MaryT777]

What a moving and powerful story about forgiveness and reaching out to those in prison.
May God bless all those in prison ministry.
Thanks for posting this link.
Mary.