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This is a guide for high school and religious education teachers to take a deeper look at capital punishment and the Church’s teachings. It includes:
Refer to our Social Justice Film Guide, which recommends dozens of films on various social justice topics and provided a general guide for reflection on CST concepts. This resource is a more in-depth discussion guide on one particular film, “Dead Man Walking,” to spark discussion about the death penalty and CST.
A main tenant of Catholic Social Teaching is the dignity of every human person. Popes and Bishops have consistently called for an end to the death penalty. This Litany is for an End to the Death Penalty.
This bulletin insert/fact sheet is based the recent campaign by the U.S. Catholic Bishops to end the death penalty.
[April 2005, Vol. 2, No. 8]
This prayer services, based on quotes from CST, victims of violence and well-respected figures, prayers for healing, restoration, social change, and an end to the death penalty.
This interactive activity compares quotes from Catholic Social Teaching, other faiths, and the U.S. Supreme Court Justices on the death penalty.
This unit looks at the death penalty in the United States. It includes a group activity, prayers, reflections from Catholic Social Teaching, fact sheets, discussion questions, suggestions for action and further resources.
