Sister Helen
12/26/202544 min
In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean was invited to write a letter to a man on death row named Elmo Patrick Sonnier. She told us, “I thought that all I was going to be doing was writing letters. And lo and behold, two years later, I am in that execution chamber.” When we spoke to her in 2021, she was 81, and had been present at the executions of six men.
Sister Helen’s book, Dead Man Walking, is about her time as a spiritual advisor to Elmo Patrick Sonnier and Robert Lee Willie.
This episode was originally released in 2021...
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Phoebe Judge· Host1:12
For our last episode of the year, we wanted to share one of my favorite conversations, which we recorded back in January of 2021. Are you in New Orleans?
Helen Prejean· Guest1:26
Yeah, I am.
Phoebe Judge· Host1:28
How is New Orleans