faith leaders unite against electric chair bill in...

Faith Leaders Unite Against Electric Chair Bill in Virginia

As faith leaders, we share a common belief that the death penalty is wrong and ineffective, born of a

mistaken conception of justice. As believers, we call on Gov. Terry McAuliffe to honor the teaching of

his Catholic faith that execution by the state violates the sanctity of life and human dignity. As Pope

Francis states, “the commandment ‘You shall not kill,’ has absolute value and applies to both the innocent

and the guilty.”

A bill re-instituting the use of the electric chair in Virginia sits on the governor’s desk. We call on him to

veto it. The electric chair is a barbarous relic that not only takes life, but does so with unspeakable cruelty.

History is rife with examples of “the chair” inflicting agony and failing to kill quickly.

As a community of faith, we have a moral responsibility to preserve the life of every citizen, even those

whose actions we deplore. Execution rejects mercy and denies the human capacity for redemption that

lies at the heart of our faith. Our hearts will never understand the pain of those who have lost loved ones

to violent crime, and yet we know that we will never make the world more humane and more fraternal by

killing those who have done us harm. All who revere the sanctity of human life, created in the image of

God, must speak out when instruments of death such as the electric chairs are viewed as morally

acceptable.

We prayerfully call on Gov. McAuliffe to live his faith and veto the electric chair bill. The conscience of

our nation depends on it.

In Faith,

Jim Winkler

President and General Secretary

National Council of Churches

Washington, DC

UMC

Richard Cizik

President

New Evangelical Partnership for Common Good

Fredericksburg, VA

Anglican

Rev. Msgr. Joseph Lehman

Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church

Roanoke, VA

Roman Catholic

Fr. Bob Cilinsky

Nativity Catholic Church

Burke, VA

Roman Catholic

Rev. Dr. Charles Baugham, Sr.

St. James Baptist Church

Richmond, VA

Baptist

Fr. Gerry Creedon

Holy Family Catholic Church

Dale City, VA

Roman Catholic

Rev. John R. Myers

GraceInside

(Virginia's Prison Chaplain Service)

Richmond, VA

Baptist

The Rev. Dr. Marc Boswell

The Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church

Richmond, VA

Baptist

Rev. Melissa Scott

Colonial Avenue Baptist Church

Roanoke, VA

Baptist

Rev. J. Drew Johnson

St. Catherine's School

Richmond, VA

Disciples of Christ

The Rev. Conor Alexander

St. Francis Episcopal Church

Virginia Beach, VA

Episcopal

Rev. Casey FitzGerald

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Falls Church, VA

PC USA

Rev. Megan Strollo

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Richmond, VA

Baptist

Minister Amanda Lewis

First Baptist Athens

Smithfield, VA

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Rev. Kyle Hayes

Winchester, VA

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Rev. Phoebe Roaf

St. Philip's Episcopal Church

Richmond, VA

Episcopal

Rev. Dr. Ryan Ahlgrim

First Mennonite Church of Richmond

Richmond, VA

Mennonite Church USA

The Rev. Carla Pratt Keyes

Ginter Park Presbyterian Church

Richmond, VA

PC USA

Rev. Mandy England Cole

Ginter Park Baptist Church

Richmond, VA

Christian

Rev. Nelson Reveley

Grace Covenant

Richmond, VA

PC USA

The Rev. Loren Lasch

St. Patrick's Episcopal, DC

Alexandria, VA

Episcopal

Rev. Janet Janrs

The Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church

Richmond, VA

PC USA

Rev. Heather Wray

Bethelehem UMC

Moneta, VA

UMC

Sr. Ilaria Buonriposi

Comboni Missionary Sisters

Richmond, VA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Maria Jose Silva

Comboni Missionary Sister

Richmond, VA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Amelia Cattaneo

Comboni Missionary Sister

Richmond, VA

Roman Catholic

Rev. Eric Liles

St. Paul's Church

Ivy, VA

Christian

Rev. Barrett Owen

First Baptist Waynesboro

Waynesboro, VA

Baptist

Rev. Darcey Johnson

River Road United Methodist Church

Richmond, VA

UMC

The Rev. Jason Bryant

Calvary United Methodist Church

Salem, VA

UMC

Rev. Lauren Ramseur

Bon Air Presbyterian

Henrico, VA

PC USA

Rev. Ginny Taylor-Troutman

UKirk Ministry at VT

Blacksburg, VA

PC USA

Sr. Juliana Paladini

Comboni Missionary Sisters

Richmond, VA

Roman Catholic

Rev. Tracy Howe Wispelwey

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Charlottesville, VA

UCC serving the PC (USA)

Rev. Joshua Munnikhuysen

Epworth United Methodist Church

Moneta, VA

UMC

Rev. Kameron Wilds

Smith Memorial UMC

Collinsville, VA

Christian

Rev. Eric Liles

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Ivy, VA

Episcopal

Rev. Joshua Andrzejewski

Cove Presbyterian Church

Charlottesville, VA

PC USA

Rev. Brint Keyes

All Souls Presbyterian Church

Richmond, VA

PC USA

Rev. Daniel Wray

Lane Memorial UMC

Altavista, VA

UMC

Rev. Rachel Plemmons

Bethel-Emmanuel Charge

Lancaster, VA

UMC

Campus Minister Tara Brooks

Oxford College of Emory University

Lynchburg, VA


Dr. Antipas Harris

Gield

Virginia Beach, VA

Holiness-Pentecostal

Janine Walker

Co-Pastoral Director

Richmond Hill Baptist Church

Richmond, VA

Baptist

The Rev. Gene Edmunds

Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke

Roanoke, VA

Unitarian Universalist

Elder Larry Winningham

Midlothian, VA

Non Denominational

The Rev. Diana Brawley, LCSW, MDiv,

Counseling Ministry of Charlottesville

Charlottesville, NC

PC USA

Rev. Kerra Becker English

Ashland Presbyterian Church

Midlothian, VA

PC USA

Sister Mary Miller

Sisters of Charity

Nazareth, KY

Roman Catholic

Elder JoAnne Sharp

Clarendon Presbyterian

Arlington, VA

PC USA

Sr. Denise Curry

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

Washington, DC

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marge Clark

Sisters of Charity, BVM

Washington, DC

Roman Catholic

Sr. Diane Roche

Religious of the Sacred Heart

Washington, DC

Roman Catholic

Sr. Joanne Gonter

Sisters of the Visitation

Washington, DC

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marian Brady

Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods

Washington, DC

Roman Catholic

Deacon Sharlyn Menard

Oakhurst Baptist Church

Roswell, GA

Baptist

Deacon Nora Cruz-Diaz

St. Bede's Episcopal Church

Norcross, GA

Episcopal

Rev. Stacey Harwell-Dye

Centenary United Methodist Church

Macon, GA

Christian

Rev. Jill Morehouse Lum

Central Presbyterian Church

Atlanta, GA

PC USA

Rev. Nancy Yancey

Dawsonville, GA

Christian

Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale

Ray of Hope Christian Church

Conyers, GA

Disciples of Christ

Rev. Dr. Melissa Browning

Park Ave. Baptist Church

Lilburn, GA


Rev. Tina Cansler Clark

High Street Baptist Church

Macon, GA


Rev. Keith Oglesby

Church of the Holy Spirit

Cumming, GA

Episcopal

The Rev. Cecilia Duke

Christ Church Episcopa

Norcross, GA

Episcopal

The Rev. Deacon Liz Grant Hilton

Church of the Common Ground

Decatur, GA

Episcopal

The Rev. Lisa Zaina

Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church

Atlanta, GA

Episcopal

The Rev. Canon C. John Thompson-Quartey

Diocese of Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Episcopal

Rev. Heather Chase

St. Luke's Presbyterian Church

Atlanta, GA

PC USA

Rev. Leigh Campbell-Taylor

Newnan Presbyterian Church

Newnan, GA

PC USA

Rev. Lisa Majoros

AMIS

Tucker, GA

PC USA

Fr. John S. Rausch

Glenmary Home Missioners

Stanton, KY

Roman Catholic

Rev. Brett Isernhagen

Campbellton UMC

Fairburn, GA

UMC

Rev. Steve Bullington

Carter's Chapel UMC

Adrian, GA

UMC

Rev. James Moor

Retired United Methodist

Atlanta, GA

UMC

Rev. Tony Vickery

Cullowhee Baptist Church

Sylva, NC

Baptist

Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Vickery

Cullowhee Baptist Church

Cullowhee, NC

Baptist

Rev. Stephen Prescott

Arapahoe FWB Church

Four Oaks, NC

Free Will Baptist

Pastor Matthew Bradham

The Point Church Apex

Holly Springs, NC

Non-Denominational

Rev. Katherine Boswell

University Presbyterian Church

Chapel Hill, NC

PC USA

Rev. Dr. Rebecca Todd Peters

Presbyterian Church (USA)

Greensboro, NC

PC USA

The Rev. Dr. Tyanna Yonkers

First Baptist Church Mt. Olive

Dudley, NC

Baptist

The Rev. Martha Brimm

The Chapel of the Cross

Durham, NC

Episcopal

The Rev. James B. Craven III

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Durham, NC

Episcopal

Sr. Joetta Venneman

Sisters of the Presentation

Louisville, KY

Roman Catholic

Rev. Dr. Robin Gorsline

Metropolitan Community Church

Greenbelt, MD

Metropolitan Community Churches

Sr. Mary Drouin

Adrian Dominican Sisters

Beattyville, KY

Roman Catholic

Rev. Dr. Emilie Townes

American Baptist Churches USA

Nashville, TN

American Baptist

Brother Gerard Sullivan, SM

Marianist

San Antonio, TX

Roman Catholic

Sr. Ramona Bezner

Congregation of Divine Providence

San Antonio, TX

Roman Catholic

Rev. Tommy Sheppard

St. Francis Old Catholic Church

Memphis, TN

Old Catholic

Rev. Michael Jarboe

Memorial Drive UMC

Houston, TX

UMC

Rev. Dr. Virginia Bemis

Ashland, OH

Episcopal

Rev. Dr. Tamara Wilden

Delaware Asbury United Methodist Church

Delaware, OH

UMC

Sr. Andrea Koverman

Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Geraldine Nowak, OSF

Sisters of St. Francis

Sylvania, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Evelyn Flowers

Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine

Richfield, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marilyn Nickol

Congregation of St. Joseph

Rocky River, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Cecilia Taphorn

Vice-President

Sisters of the Precious Blood

Dayton, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Bever;y Anne LoGrasso

Ursuline Sisters

Pepper Pike, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Pat Kozak

CSJ

Lakewood, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Tracy Kemme

Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Morley

Sisters of Providence

Cincinnati, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Colette M. Livingston

Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland

Cleveland, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Carol Kandiko

CSA

Lakewood, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Sheilamarie Tobbe

Ursuline

Lyndhurst, OH

Roman Catholic

Rev. Sandra Strauss

Market Square Presbyterian Church

Harrisburg, PA

PC USA

Rev. Anita Wright, Assiciate Minister

Greater Brookville Church

Morrisville, PA

PC USA

Rev. Jill V. Isola

First Presbyterian Church

Hartsville, SC

PC USA

Rev. Miles Wesner

1st Baptist Church Tom, Oklahoma

Idabel, OK

Baptist

Rev. Andrea DeWard

Reformed Church in America

Grand Rapids, MI

Christian

Rev. Christopher Neilson

The Living Church

Philadelphia, PA

Christian - Multi-denominational

Rev. Brent Neely

Nall Ave Church of the Nazarene

Kansas City, MO

Church of the Nazarene

Rev. Lora Cunningham

Versailles United Methodist Church

Versailles, MO

UMC

Rev. Michele Watkins-Branch

Northern IL-United Methodist Church

Chicago, IL

UMC

Rev. Gregory Gross

Berry UMC

Chicago, IL

UMC

Rev. Raymond Pickett

St. Luke's Lutheran Church ELCA

Chicago, IL


Rev. Dr. Stephen Ray

Trinity United Church of Christ

Chicago, IL

United Church of Christ

Rev. Benjamin Corey

Christian Author & Teacher

Auburn, ME

Anabaptist

The Rev. Elizabeth Maxwell

Church of the Ascension

New York, NY

Episcopal

Rev. Sandra Mackie

Gettysburg, PA

Lutheran

Rev. Dr. Marvin Ellison

First Congregational Church, UCC, South Portland ME

Portland, ME


Rev. Priscilla Dreyman

Hope Gate Way United Methodist

Portland, ME

UMC

Rev. Whitney Sheridan

Centennial United Methodist Church

Roseville, MN

UMC

Rev. Mat Thomas

Bethel Church of the Nazarene

Quincy, MA

Christian

Rev. Christopher Bartell

Regeneration Lutheran Church

Exeter, NH

Christian

Rev. Tonya Eza

Hope Lutheran Church

Powell, WY


Rev. Aimee Bruno

King of Kings Lutheran Church

Milwaukie, OR


Rev. Jeffrey Goodrich

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Westborough, MA

Lutheran

The Rev. Jo Dene Romeijn-Stout

Sunrise United Methodist Church, Federal Way

Spanaway, WA

UMC

Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie

Pacific University Center for Peace and Spirituality

Portland, OR


Rev. Craig Wiggins

The Christian Community

San Francisco, CA

Christian Rosicrucian

Associate Youth Minister Brittany McDonald-Null

Pioneer Drive Baptist Church

Abilene, TX

Baptist

Janie Walker

Co-Pastoral Director

Richmond Hill Baptist Church

Richmond, IN

Baptist

Sr. Pat Donahoe

BVM

Dubuque, IA

Believer

Sister Colleen Dauerbach, SSJ

Social Justice Coordinator

Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chestnut Hill

Philadelphia, PA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Patricia Davis

Sisters of the Presentation

San Jose, CA

Roman Catholic

Alex Mikulich

Assistant Director of Mission and Ministry

Loyola University

New Orleans, LA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Ellen Madden

BVM Social Justice Representative


Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sister Margaret Bulmer

Director of Social Concerns

Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word

Houston, TX

Roman Catholic

Prof. Eli McCarthy

St. Camillus Catholic Church

Takoma Park, MD

Roman Catholic

Professor Kathleen Deignan

Congregation of Notre Dame

New Rochelle, NY

Roman Catholic

Sr. Joan Townsend

Providence Associate, Sisters of Providence, Terre Haute, In

Fishers, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Redempta Sweeney

Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Bear, DE

Roman Catholic

Sr. Dolores Chepiga

Sisters of St. Joseph

New Freedom, PA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Jane Gaughan, IHM

Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Scranton, PA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Doreen Charest


Woodbury, MN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Elizabeth McVeigh

SSJ

Cheltenham, PA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Dominica Lo Bianco

Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia

Aston, PA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Carleen Reck

SSND

St. Louis, MO

Roman Catholic

Sr. Dorothy Moczygemba

Felician Sisters of North America

San Antonio, TX

Roman Catholic

Sr. Deanna Marie Carr

Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Martens


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Terry Maher

Sisters of the Precious Blood

Alta Loma, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Nancy McCarthy

BVM

Oak Park, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Pat Taylor


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Margaret Shield

Sisters of the Holy Cross

Ventura, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Ellen Caldwell


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mancy Jamroz

Felician Sisters

Livonia, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary J Gorman

Sisters of Mercy

Sacramento, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Regina Wagner


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Betty Voss


Denver, CO

Roman Catholic

Sr. Charlene Hudon, SP

Sisters of Providence Mother Joseph Province

Seattle, WA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marcella O'Rourke


Diubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Donard Colliins

Sisters of Charity,BVM

Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Donna Butler


St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marilyn Wilson


Sunnyvale, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. LaVerne Dolphin


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Annette Seubert, S.P.

Sister of Providence

Spokane, WA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Diane Smith

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Los Angeles, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marion Murphy

BVM

Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Ann Ellen Quirk

Sisters. Of Charity, BVM

Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Barbara Brigham

Medical Misson Sisters

Philadelphia, PA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Anne Buckley


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Karen Donahue, RSM

Sisters of Mercy

Detroit, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Teresa Groth

Daughters of Mary and Joseph

Los Angeles, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marie Esther Sivertsen


Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Beth Wright

Sisters of Providence of SMW Indiana

West Terre Haute, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Barbara Reder


Brownsburg, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Phyllis Tierney

Sisters of St. Joseph

Rochester, NY

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Mundy

Sisters of Providence of St. Mary of the Woods, IN.

Evansville, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Rose Eaton


Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marie Skebe, O.P.

Adrian Dominican

Orlando, FL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Tarianne DeYonker


Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Barbara Kelley


Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Kay O'Neil

Presentation Sisters

Le Sueur, MN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Sue Orlowski


Spokane, WA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Gloria Korhonen


Port Huron, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Soher, OP


St. Paul, MN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary T. Freymann, BVM


Chicago, Il

Roman Catholic

Sr. Judith Birgen

SP

Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marilyn Baker

St. Mary of the Mills Catholic Church

Laurel, MD

Roman Catholic

Sr. Ceil Roeger, OP

Dominican Sisters of Houston

Houston, TX

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marie Vasquez


Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Judith George


Spokane, WA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Ellen Burkhardt

Dominican Sisters of Adrian

Mt. Clemens, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Joy Peterson

Sinsinawa Dominicans

Sinsinawa, WI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Martha Larsen

Mercy Sisters

San Francisco, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Maria G. Browne

Dominican of Adrian

Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Ann Petrus


San Antonio, TX

Roman Catholic

Sr. Diane Rondeau

Susters of Mercy

Sterling Heights, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Therese Bangert

Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth

Kansas City, KS

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Corkery

A Sister of Mercy

Cedar Rapids, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Kathleen Erickson

Sisters of Mercy

Omaha, NE

Roman Catholic

Sr. Eloise Hirlemann

Sisters of Mercy

Farmington Hills, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Paula Modaff

Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN

St. Mary of the Woods, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Fran Lombaer

Adrian Dominican

Adrian, Mi

Roman Catholic

Sr. Helen O'Connell

Sisters of Mercy

Cedar Rapids, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Lechner



Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Ellen Caldwell


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Waddell


Lancaster, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. M Colleen McGinnity


Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Teresa Hereford


San Antinio, TX

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Bordelon

CDP

San Antonio, TX

Roman Catholic

Sr. Rita Gerardot



Roman Catholic

Sr. Donna Bamer

Dominican

West Palm Beach, FL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Barbara Blake

Sisters of Mercy

Woodland pk, CO

Roman Catholic

Sr. Carol Pelegrin

Ursuline Sisters

Cleveland, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Carleen Maly

Adrian Dominican

Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Jean Crane

Adrian Dominican

West Palm Beach, FL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Brigid Hart

Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Heart of Mary

Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Carolyn Lobo


San Fernando, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Jacquelyn Hoffman


St Mary-of -the-Woods, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Sister Joan Mary Schaefer


River Grove, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Magdalena Ezoe

Dominicans of Adrian

Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Sharon Spanbauer, OP


Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Claudette Schiratti, RSM

Sister of Mercy

Kansas City, MO

Roman Catholic

Sr. Janita Curoe

Sister of Charity of the Blessed Heart of Mary

Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Williams

Adrian Dominican

Skokie, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Carole Kimes


Indianapolis, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Wendy S. Iwami

Provincial Secretary


Renton, WA

Christian

Rev. Erin Hutchison

Christ Church Episcopal

Las Behas, NV

Christian

Rev. Joseph Shore-Goss

Metropolitan Community Church/United Church of Christ in the Valley

North Hollywood, CA

Christian

Matt Moorman

Church Educator

Church of Reconciliation

Chapel Hill, NC

PC USA

Rev. Ross Whiteaker

The Branch United Methodist Church

Abilene, TX

UMC

Rev. Corinne Bergmann

South Pasadena Christian Church

South Pasadena, CA

Disciples of Christ

Director of Partnership Relations Paula Dempsey

Alliance of Baptists

Mars Hill, NC

Christian/Baptist

Seminarian Sharon Hausman

Drew Theological School

Flanders, NJ

Episcopal

Brother Michael Potvin-Frost

Order of Franciscan Hermits

Plattsburgh, NY

Lutheran

Pastor Juliet Bongfeldt

St Peter's Lutheran Church

Harwich, MA

Lutheran

Professor Dirk Lange

Luther Seminary

St. Paul, MN

Lutheran

Rev. Rachel Mastin

Stillwater United Church

Stillwater, NY

PC USA

Minister Daniel Ervin

First Presbyterian Church

Ann Arbor, MI

PC USA

Mark Lewis Taylor

Professor of Theology

Princeton Seminary

Princeton, NJ

PC USA

Sr. Joanne Reuter

CPPS

St. Louis, MO

Roman Catholic

Sr. Patricia Ridgley

Sisters of St. Mary of Namur

Dallas, TX

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Shaw

HSOSF

Springfield, IL

Roman Catholic

Gerald Beyer

Associate Professor of Christian Ethics

Villanova University

St. Colman's

Villanova, PA

Roman Catholic

Heidi Russell

Associate Professor of Pastoral Studies

St. Rita

Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Director Dorothy Rasche



Roman Catholic

Father John Coleman S.J.

Saint Ignatius Parish

San Francisco, CA

Roman Catholic

Diane Guerin

Justice Coordinator, Mid-Atlantic Sisters of Mercy

Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community

Merion, PA

Roman Catholic

Tobias Winright

Maeder Endowed Chair of Health Care Ethics

Associate Professor of Theological Ethics

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Roman Catholic

Prof. Jeannine Hill Fletcher

Fordham Universiy

Bronx, NY

Roman Catholic

Sister Betty Donoghue


St. Mary-of-the Woods, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Patricia O'Donnell SSJ

Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Hope Bauerlin


Aston, PA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marie Lucey


Hyattsville, MD

Roman Catholic

Sr. Frances Murray, OSF


Brookhaven, PA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marlene Bertke, OSB

Benedictine Sisters of Erie

Erie, PA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Leonissa O'Brien

Sister of St. Joseph

Philadelphia, PA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Karen Conover


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Janet Kinney

CSJ

Brentwood, NY

Roman Catholic

Sr. Sandra Rodemyer


Urbandale, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Julie Weckwerth

Felician Franciscans

Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Jeanine Heath

Felician FranciscanSisters

Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Noelle Cooper

Srs. of St. Joseph of Cluny

Middletown, RI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Jo Nelson

OLVM

Fort Wayne, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Rose Marie Lorentzen


Aurora, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary A O'Connor


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Regina Brunelle

Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny

Middletown, RI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Barbara Jean Tascher,BVM


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Sara McAlpin


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Josephine Roche


Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Patricia Kirk

Benedictine Sister of Baltimore

Lutherville, MD

Roman Catholic

Sr. Kathleen McNany, OSB

Benedictine Sisters of Baltimore

Lutherville, MD

Roman Catholic

Sr. Kathleen White


Lutherville, MD

Roman Catholic

Sr. Doreen Glynn

Sisters of St.Joseph of Carondelet

Latham, NY

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Frances Serafino

Sisters of St. Mary of Namur

Fort Worth, TX

Roman Catholic

Sr. Julia Laanigan

Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart

Yardley, PA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Diane Rapozo


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Dorothy Dwight

Sisters of Charity, BVM of Dubuque, Iowa

Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Ellen Meckley

Sisters of Charity , BVM

Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marsha Speth



Roman Catholic

Sr. Ann Casper, SP

Sisters of Providence, SMW, IN


Roman Catholic

Sr. Ann Holloran


Clinton, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Beth Klingel



Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Ellen Gondeck


Nazareth, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Constance Kramer


Indianapolis, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Tracey Horan



Roman Catholic

Sr. Paula Nasenbeny

SSFCR

Joliet, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Jo-El McLaughlin

OSB

Lutherville, MD

Roman Catholic

Sr. Camille D'Arienzo

Sisters of Mercy

Glendale, NY

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marilyn Kofler


Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Barbara Battista


Terre Haute, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Kathleen Nolan


Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Susan Van Baalen, OP

Adrian Dominican Sister

Hudson, FL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Tomlinson


Brookfield, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Patricia Fischer


Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Gladys Schmitz

School Sisters of Notre Dame

Mankato, MN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Kathryn Cliatt

Adrian Dominican

Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Ruth Geraets

PBVM

Aberdeen, SD

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Geraets

Presentation Sisters, Aberdeen, SD

Aberdeen, SD

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Carr


Romeoville, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Margaret Botch


Walla Walla, WA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Carol Nolan

Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN

Cocahella, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Benita Coffey, OSB

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Patricia Crowley


Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Lorene M. Hecdk, OP


Shoreline, WA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Rachelle Harper

Sisters of Mercy


Roman Catholic

Sr. Maureen McGarrigle, RSM

Sister of Mercy


Roman Catholic

Sr. Jacqueline Dewar

Sisters of Mercy

Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Carol Johannes


Ann Arbor, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Jean Evans, RSM

Sisters of Mercy West Midwest

Burlingame, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Deborah Watson

Sisters of Mercy

Burlingame, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Jenny Howard


Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Laetitia Bordes

Society of Helpers

San Bruno, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Mannard

Adrian Dominican

Oak Lawn, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Karen Bland


Grand Junction, CO

Roman Catholic

Sr. Joan Hentges


Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marilyn Barnett

Adrian Dominicans

Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Rita Specht

Sisters of Mercy

Alsip, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Esther Mc Egan

Sisters of Mercy

San Francisco, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Carol Spiegel


Oak Park, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Carol Spiegel


Oak Park, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marilyn Winter

Adrian Dominicans

Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Rosemary Finnegan

Adrian Dominican

Orlando, FL

Roman catholic

Sr. Celeste Marie Nuttman, RSM

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

San Francisco, CA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Mary Ann McCauley


Clinton, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Susan Paweski

Sisters of Providence St Mary of the Woods

Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Barbara Fry


San Antonio, TX

Roman Catholic

Sr. Maureen Abbott


Forest Park, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Kathleen McCann

Adrian Dominican

Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Rosemary Nudd


Terre Haute, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Ann Oestreich

IHM

South Bend, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Gemma Stracka

Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland

Pepper Pike, OH

Roman Catholic

Sr. Dorothy Berg


Adrian, MI

Roman Catholic

Sr. Kathleen Desautels


Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Diane Bardol

Social Justice Coordinator

Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart

Baltimore, MD

Roman Catholic

Sr. Ann Harrington


Dubuque, IA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Barbara Gaul


Brookfield, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Joan Marie Stief


Lutherville, MD

Roman Catholic

Sr. Dina Bato

Sisters of Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods

Indianapolis, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Marguerite Cook

Hospital Sisters of St. Francis

Springfield, IL

Roman Catholic

Sr. Cathy Campbell

Sister of Providence, SMW, IN

Indianapolis, IN

Roman Catholic

Sr. Michele Kopp


Seattle, WA

Roman Catholic

Sr. Elizabeth Burns

Sisters of Mercy

Farmington HIlls, MI

Roman Catholic

Rev. Karl Kroger

Grace UMC

Piedmont, SD

UMC

Rev. John Fease

Missionary

Appleton, WI

United Church of Christ/Mennonite Church USA

Associate Pastor Mark Kimbrough

First United Methodist Churcch

Katy, TX

UMC

Sr. Rosemary Nudd


Terre Haute

Roman Catholic

Sister Elaine Hollis

Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Roman Catholic

Sister Teresina Grasso

Sisters of Providence, St. Mary of the Woods

Elmwood Park, IL

Roman Catholic

Rev. Cy Lynch

First Baptist Church, Avondale Estates

Stone Mountain, GA

Baptist

Rev. Aimee Bruno

King of Kings Lutheran Church

Milwaukie, OR


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