Helen Prejean Audio Books & Videos

In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean 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.

The American public supports the principle of capital punishment, but there is a growing consensus among Jewish and Christian thinkers — across traditional liberal/conservative lines — that it should be abolished in this country or suspended while the system for imposing it is made more just.

The nation's foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama participates in: A Panel Discussion featuring Sister Helen Prejean and Vincent Harding and moderator professor Sidney Burris...

Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking and Death of Innocents: Wrongful Executions.