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The Restorative Justice Ministry of the Diocese of Austin is directed toward reducing trauma within correctional facilities, recidivism, and increasing public safety through a growth in faith and healing for offenders, ex-offenders, their families and for the victims of crime. Fr. Harry Dean and Deacon Ronnie Lastovica bring helpful and hopeful Catholic perspective and teaching to the hard topics relevant to our incarcerated brothers and sisters. Restorative Justice brings hope in God’s Word to the incarcerated, the staff at correctional facilities, families of incarcerated individuals, and ex-offenders reacclimating to society.
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Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
In this 4-part series, Father Harry Dean and Deacon Ronnie Lastovica offer reflections upon their years of service in Restorative Justice Ministry. In this episode, Fr. Harry and Deacon Ronnie discuss their discernment of entrance into ministry with those who are incarcerated. They discussed why they answered "yes" to this call and who had a part in their saying this answer. They spoke about their life experiences and childhood religious upbringing that contributed to their answering the call. Finally, they considered their past reservations to entering into the ministry of restorative justice and how the listener can overcome any such reservations that they themselves may be having.
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