Program: #5005
Topic: Justice
First air date October 29, 2006
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)
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Spiritual Journey Segment

 
Kathy Kelly recounts her experience as a member of Voices in the Wilderness, working for peace and justice for the childern of Iraq.

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Sermon Segment

 
Sr. Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking" and a leader in the movement against the death penalty, shares a message called "Choose Life!" in which she advocates for a consistent ethic of life – a seamless garment – for human life and the life of the planet.

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Quotation


If there is among you anyone in need . . .do not be hard-hearted
or tight-fisted toward your needy neighbor.

 
                                                       — Deuteronomy 15:7

Interview Segment

 
Hosts Daniel Pawlus and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Sr. Helen Prejean on God's call for justice for humankind and the planet.

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Reflection Segment

 
Writer and Christian formation expert, Joe Paprocki, tells how an argument in his uncle's drugstore taught him that justice is not about getting even.

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