Christian Culture Series - Season 2
Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ
April 16, 2016 - In 1982 Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana's Angola State Prison. Through the book and film Dead Man Walking the world learned about Sr. Helen and her journey with Sonnier. Since then she has become a vocal opponent to the death penalty, founding the group Ministry Against the Death Penalty. In her presentation Sr. Helen reflects on key moments in her ministry and counselling to death row prisoners.