We were welcomed by two friends of my "cloistered brothers:" Thomas Groome and John McDargh. They're theology profs. They both have visited my chapter. The major Talk was by Sister Suzanne Jabro, CSJ. She is the founder of Restorative Justice Works in California. She started the Get on the Bus program. And that's what she talked about.
The prisons in California are situated in remote areas. They are difficult to get to because there's no public transportation nearby. Sister Suzanne arranged for children to take her bus to visit their incarcerated parents. Some parents hadn't seen their children for 10 years. I teared up watching the video of the kids seeing their mothers.
After the speaking part of the program, there were Breakout Sessions. In my session, I met a Deacon who was also a retired sheriff. He handed me his business card. I was shocked to see this picture on it. I was shocked because my "cloistered brother," Marco drew this picture. I asked the Deacon, how he got this picture, he said his friend Dan drew it.
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Look above Jesus shoulder. See in the bottom of the cinder block, the name Marco. Well, wait till I tell Marco this story.
