ISBN: 9780879465766
Author: Chaplain Dale Recinella
When We Visit Jesus in Prison is an extensive guide for Catholic prison ministry by “Brother Dale” (as he is known to the inmates he serves), a current Catholic Correctional Chaplain for Florida’s Death Row. This comprehensive resource combines Catholic Church teaching, the best in current sociological and psychological thinking on incarceration, and the reflections and stories of a trained and certified Catholic lay chaplain who has been doing prison ministry for over twenty years.
The book is arranged in four sections: The Framework for Prison Ministry, The General Pastoral Needs, Specific Pastoral Needs, Constraints that Affect Restorative Justice.