Picture this: you and a few other people from your church are hearing Christ’s call in Matthew 25:36 in a new and deeper way (“…I was in prison, and you...
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Picture this: you and a few other people from your church are hearing Christ’s call in Matthew 25:36 in a new and deeper way (“…I was in prison, and you...
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I am a product of prison ministry. I often try to distance myself from my past; however, I do not want to be like the healed leper who, after he...
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Before Rassophore Monk Michael was called to monasticism and before he was called to prison ministry, Michael struggled with addiction. “A big part of my story is addiction. Before I...
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Years in the making, OCPM is excited to announce the release of its first book intended not primarily for the prison audience but for those of us on the outside....
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “How did you get involved with this?” Almost any time I am representing OCPM somewhere, I am asked this question. As you can maybe...
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“It felt like the whole world was there to celebrate. There was no time more joyous.” This is Justin’s childhood memory of Divine Liturgy on Pascha at his home church in...
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This reflection was first shared as a letter from the Executive Director of OCPM, Nicholas Petrogeorge. Recently, I had the blessing to visit a rural prison in Virginia, alongside my...
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Fr. John Chagnon of St. Ignatius Antiochian Orthodox Church in Madison, Wisconsin, has had a heart for people in prison for many years, ever since he personally knew Fr. Duane...
Read MoreWhen The Prison Policy Initiative, a team of experts on cutting-edge research around the U.S. prison system, released its annual “big picture” report in 2024, one statistic stood out to...
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