Nuns from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the women on Texas’s death row—and even made them affiliates of their order. Lawrence Wright reports on a powerful spiritual alliance.
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God Bless them
aug 30, 2025, 4:30 pm • 0 0 • view
When there’s nothing left, there’s a fantasy friend to invent!
aug 30, 2025, 6:18 am • 5 0 • view
The nuns will find out very soon Texas is all about cruelty, revenge, and hate…
aug 30, 2025, 2:34 pm • 0 0 • view
No need for prayer. Just indulge them with the finest weed 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
aug 30, 2025, 11:58 am • 0 0 • view
Honoring their faith. Admirable.
aug 30, 2025, 4:35 am • 1 0 • view
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aug 30, 2025, 8:12 am • 1 0 • view
Yes, death penalties and nuns are clearly better than rehabilitation. Wouldn't be America otherwise.
aug 30, 2025, 3:23 am • 6 0 • view
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aug 30, 2025, 4:45 pm • 0 0 • view
Same kind of nunshit where Mother Teresa would baptize people into her faith without their knowledge and consent? medium.com/@historyhub1...
aug 30, 2025, 2:06 pm • 3 1 • view
oh man... why do waco, christianity, and death always find a way to intersect?
aug 30, 2025, 7:07 am • 5 0 • view
Handmaidens of God don't have a chance in Hell against Donald Trump's handmaiden Governor Abbott. Evangelical Republicans are the supporters of Death and destruction. No mercy, no compassion no humanity. Save your prayers for Democracy.
aug 30, 2025, 7:03 pm • 3 1 • view
You can’t be pro life and pro death penalty. Kinda hypocritical if you are.
aug 30, 2025, 2:03 am • 3 0 • view
Pro life from. Conception to birth. After that, they are on their own. Since the repeal of Roe v Wade. On average, 247 extra Still Births recorded each month since the repeal. United States Census Bureau. 🇮🇪🇪🇺
aug 30, 2025, 6:21 am • 5 0 • view
They’re not pro life. They’re pro birth. Pro life means, pro education, pro SNAP, pro Medicare and Medicaid and prescription drug affordability, pro social security, pro affordable housing and anti death penalty. Anything else is hypocrisy.
aug 30, 2025, 3:57 pm • 1 0 • view
What kind of nun???
aug 30, 2025, 3:16 pm • 0 0 • view
It's a very narrow definition of saving.
aug 30, 2025, 7:25 am • 1 0 • view
all the praying in the world won't help them, but I do admire them giving comfort to the other women.
aug 30, 2025, 1:10 am • 14 0 • view
Well, I would argue a new world view, one not consumed with bigotry and selfishness, would actually be quite healing. I believe change isn't past anybody to achieve if they want it, and I hope that that would some level of hope to people.
aug 30, 2025, 2:42 am • 0 0 • view
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aug 30, 2025, 5:11 am • 1 0 • view
LAWYERS, would be better!
aug 30, 2025, 5:17 am • 8 0 • view
"Sister Act: the Final Battle"
aug 30, 2025, 5:35 pm • 0 0 • view
They're dealing with extortionists... Maybe if the church was serious about the death penalty they'd free up some of their massive wealth and "pay them off"...
aug 30, 2025, 12:52 am • 3 0 • view
Strange how one group of women covering in line with their religion sparks administration and another such hatred.
aug 30, 2025, 8:24 am • 12 3 • view
Whoa, this is some bad AI.
aug 30, 2025, 4:02 pm • 0 0 • view
Wonder if it was done in biblical times?
aug 30, 2025, 9:10 am • 6 0 • view
In as much as men wrote the Bible…
aug 30, 2025, 2:26 pm • 2 0 • view
i was looking for this the hypocrisy
aug 30, 2025, 12:42 pm • 1 1 • view
If they really want to help those women, maybe they should stop voting blindly for conservative fascist politicians who use religion as weapon
aug 30, 2025, 2:45 am • 8 1 • view
Catholics usually vote blue though lol. Partly because of things like the death penalty. The main wire cross for them is those who are single issue voters over abortion.
aug 30, 2025, 10:16 am • 6 0 • view
Pro death penalty too
aug 30, 2025, 4:31 am • 0 0 • view
See? This is your problem!! You are using *LOGIC !*
aug 30, 2025, 4:23 am • 0 0 • view
The death penalty is the most barbaric practice. And so many think it’s justified. Bullshit.
aug 30, 2025, 4:39 pm • 2 0 • view
What thoughts and prayers? doesn’t work.
aug 30, 2025, 2:13 am • 8 0 • view
Desperate people do stupid things.
aug 30, 2025, 6:09 am • 1 0 • view
There are so many places for nuns in God’s churches, and they change lives sharing God’s message of encouragement and love! Thank you dear sisters for your ministry!
aug 30, 2025, 3:32 pm • 0 0 • view
No, thanks. I'd rather they spent their time with the homeless.
aug 30, 2025, 3:28 am • 5 0 • view
Abolish the death penalty!
aug 30, 2025, 8:10 am • 7 1 • view
It has been abolished in the UK and EU
aug 30, 2025, 4:54 pm • 3 0 • view
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aug 30, 2025, 6:03 pm • 1 0 • view
I think that if we won't pay for an abortion with public $ due to moral objections, we should not kill inmates using public $ since so many /more/ people morally object to state endorsed killing of living, breathing adults.
aug 30, 2025, 8:13 pm • 1 0 • view
Good people are somewhere. Good to hear
aug 30, 2025, 5:58 am • 1 0 • view
Vengeful nuns release all ICE prisoners and begin mercilessly whipping bad cops. This Halloween near you.
aug 30, 2025, 2:07 am • 15 1 • view
Sisters of perpetual vengeance. Their prayers are for the innocent to wish for harsher justice. 🦹♀️🦹♀️🦹♀️ and for them to deal it.
aug 30, 2025, 12:47 pm • 1 0 • view
You.are.a.dreamer! Of the best kind!!
aug 30, 2025, 4:24 am • 7 0 • view
Looks like a Monty Python's movie to me !
aug 30, 2025, 9:22 pm • 1 0 • view
Just moving from one Cult to another cult.
aug 30, 2025, 12:51 pm • 0 0 • view
With the gun crazy culture of Texas, everyone is on death row, but don’t really know until you are a victim!
aug 30, 2025, 2:34 am • 1 0 • view
Great plan! Put all women on Death Row in the convent! You couldn't ask for a worse punishment!
aug 30, 2025, 3:54 am • 6 0 • view
That's Baptist country. They won't be swayed by compassion.
aug 30, 2025, 2:59 pm • 1 1 • view
Women religious do most of the spiritual work in this world. It’s great to read about it, and so rare to find.
aug 30, 2025, 12:54 am • 22 1 • view
Amen to that!! You are so correct! Nuns are my heroes!!
aug 30, 2025, 2:44 am • 5 0 • view
FUCK CHRISTIANS!
aug 30, 2025, 11:35 pm • 0 0 • view
aug 30, 2025, 1:48 am • 1 0 • view
A remarkable piece of journalism.
aug 30, 2025, 12:49 am • 11 1 • view
I thought so too. It seems like most postings here are from people who haven't rea d the article.
aug 30, 2025, 11:36 am • 7 0 • view
While the death penalty was and is wrong - about savin women specifically: journalistsresource.org/criminal-jus...
aug 30, 2025, 10:11 am • 1 0 • view
Death penalty is never wrong. What’s wrong is supporting the vicious criminals who commit horrible crimes that got them on death row to begin with. What’s wrong is putting their needs above those of their victims. What’s wrong is pitying criminals like they are somehow being wronged. Wake up.
aug 30, 2025, 1:22 pm • 0 0 • view
Governments shouldn’t kill people. Full stop.
aug 31, 2025, 12:38 am • 1 0 • view
This is why I don't like the death penalty, automatic martyrs
aug 30, 2025, 3:10 pm • 0 0 • view
"Nuns peddling religion to women on death row who never asked for their help, invite them to join their Coven...I mean, convent." There. I fixed it.
aug 30, 2025, 6:15 pm • 0 0 • view
Your ignorance is not attractive.
aug 30, 2025, 10:09 pm • 0 0 • view
Well isn’t that special. Supporting a bunch of vicious criminals. A little late, don’t you think? Do these nuns give any consideration at all to the victims of these heinous crimes or are they too busy pitying the poor criminals. Absolutely ridiculous.
aug 30, 2025, 1:10 pm • 0 0 • view
From the giant cult of bad fruits and sex offenders who kill their babies as much as liberals in America
aug 30, 2025, 12:54 pm • 0 0 • view
Don't believe them! They are david Koresh continuity🤦♂️
aug 30, 2025, 9:06 am • 3 0 • view
This was a riveting story to read. All of the people involved--the nuns, the prisoners, the project leader--were presented as whole human beings; the crimes were not glossed over but the complexities were presented.
aug 31, 2025, 2:57 am • 0 0 • view
Religion again steps in to control the powerless and establish power over the disenfranchised & helpless. It’s a business model that’s seen them destroy the world. #JustDoin’GodsWork 👿
aug 30, 2025, 1:52 am • 32 3 • view
The crimes we execute people for need to be expanded. Rape, pedophillia, and animal abuse should be included. So I guess the president would be gone.
aug 30, 2025, 12:09 pm • 1 0 • view
Why are religions so horrible?
aug 30, 2025, 2:30 am • 7 0 • view
Wow. Actual Christians following the teachings of Christ. Of course they’re women in a small order and not making a fuss so no one in power will pay attention to them or follow their example
aug 30, 2025, 4:18 pm • 0 0 • view
Excellent article.
aug 30, 2025, 3:36 am • 1 0 • view
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aug 30, 2025, 6:09 am • 1 0 • view
paywall, but my heart is with the Nuns
aug 30, 2025, 2:05 am • 1 0 • view
While it doesn’t replace help from lawyers, this is a true Christian response — offering compassion & comfort to those in pain. Unlike MAGA “Christians” (there are MANY in Texas), who cheered the shutdown of USAID — preferring to see children abroad die rather than spend pennies a day to help them
aug 30, 2025, 6:48 pm • 3 1 • view
archive.is
aug 30, 2025, 3:35 am • 0 0 • view
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aug 30, 2025, 10:46 pm • 0 0 • view
Texas, get organized! go.bsky.app/VcoYkZK
aug 30, 2025, 5:01 pm • 0 0 • view
Incredible story. I wonder how much comfort that must bring to the women.”
aug 30, 2025, 3:42 pm • 0 0 • view
Ridiculous religious beliefs
aug 30, 2025, 1:05 pm • 0 0 • view
God will judge her. Bless the nuns. I wish they were Catholic. I also with the New Yorker was journalism.
aug 30, 2025, 6:03 am • 1 0 • view
It's more a religio-political alliance, not a 'spiritual' alliance. Let's not bandy words such as 'spiritual' so lightly.
aug 30, 2025, 4:22 am • 3 0 • view
I thought dems don't believe in prayer reason.com/2025/08/28/m...
aug 30, 2025, 2:45 pm • 0 0 • view
I thought republicans were Christians but Christians don't do the horrendous things Trump, GOP and MAGAs are doing to starve and torture humans, worship money over humanity and elect satanic representatives to congress and president. Selfish bastards.
aug 30, 2025, 4:15 pm • 0 0 • view
Let's start with y'all
aug 30, 2025, 5:10 pm • 0 0 • view
i’m neither a Republican nor a Christian. I don’t own a firearm of any kind.
sep 1, 2025, 1:17 am • 0 0 • view
Luckily, in this country you, as an adult, have autonomy on however you wish to live your life (w/in lawfulness). I choose not to be divisive; however, sometimes blatant hypocrisy triggers me. My apologies.
sep 1, 2025, 12:37 pm • 0 0 • view
I grew up in this area. Rode my bike right by that church. "Prayer is not freaking enough. Prayers does not end school shootings. Prayers do not make parents feel safe sending their kids to school. Prayer does not bring these kids back. Enough with the thoughts and prayers."
aug 30, 2025, 4:22 pm • 0 0 • view
You're right we should do better to address mental health
aug 30, 2025, 5:09 pm • 0 0 • view
The Irish girls and women incarcerated for life in the Magdelaign laundry wouldn't agree. With your sentiment. Pure Evil Cunts. Excavation in Mayo are on going recovering baby skeletons from decades past. Still born and year old just thrown away like rubbish. A Blott on Irish Society. 🇮🇪
aug 30, 2025, 6:16 am • 2 0 • view
True Faith
aug 30, 2025, 10:27 am • 3 0 • view
aug 30, 2025, 11:52 am • 4 1 • view
RELIGION POISONS EVERYTHING
aug 30, 2025, 1:56 pm • 5 2 • view
It's unbelievable that the US still has the death penalty in the 21st century.
aug 30, 2025, 7:48 am • 34 1 • view
If only we still had the death penalty in the 70's. THIS diseased mutherfucker would not have lasted for decades. Drives me nuts to know that here was one PERFECT candidate so deserving to be erased from the planet and THAT'S the exact moment when CA chose to abolish the death penalty. 🤦♂️🤦♀️
aug 30, 2025, 3:19 pm • 0 0 • view
Why? Crimes committed by those on death row are far more heinous in nature than the process of the lethal injection. You death penalty opponents conveniently overlook the horrible acts inflicted on the victims in favor of pitying the monsters who did them. What does that say about your mindset.
aug 30, 2025, 1:18 pm • 1 0 • view
And you idiots overlook how often innocent people are put to death.
aug 30, 2025, 4:40 pm • 2 0 • view
I've been on anti-death penalty lobby calls with family members of murder victims. If they are strong enough to do that, you can be, too.
aug 30, 2025, 5:13 pm • 1 0 • view
Maybe they meant, "Thou shall not kill.".
aug 30, 2025, 2:27 pm • 1 0 • view
The government should not have the power to execute people as that power will eventually be abused to carry out a greater injustice. Do you think the death penalty will not be eventually used on political prisoners? A 2014 study estimates that at least 4% of death row inmates are innocent...
aug 30, 2025, 2:14 pm • 18 1 • view
Say, for the sake of argument, that this number still holds up (because of recent political events it probably won't and will be instead much higher) - is the death of 82 innocent people warranted for moral retribution that, in some cases, is opposed by the family of victims and doesn't always...
aug 30, 2025, 2:17 pm • 4 0 • view
...help with healing and processing the trauma?
aug 30, 2025, 2:19 pm • 4 0 • view
200 hundred innocent people have already been posthumously exonerated only in the US. Exonerated! That's only the ones who got their justice in the end! What about the ones that didn't?! These people, of course, won't see their injustice fixed, as they've been murdered by the state.
aug 30, 2025, 2:21 pm • 9 1 • view
If killing is wrong, then it’s wrong (not just when someone else does it). If the death penalty actually was a deterrent then why is the homicide rate in the US 5 times the UK’s? Our executioner, Albert Pierpoint, is understood to have said that he didn’t think his job had saved a single life.
aug 30, 2025, 4:50 pm • 7 0 • view
200*, not 200 hundred
aug 30, 2025, 2:27 pm • 0 0 • view
You've said in different responses to this thread that other people are putting the needs of the criminals above their victims'. You, however, are putting your own moral sensibilities above, and I can't stress this enough, ///the lives of innocent people///. Is that just?
aug 30, 2025, 2:25 pm • 0 0 • view
It is revenge by nature. Your faith in our justice system is licking a boot too far for me. You need to have faith that they’ve, “gotten the right one” every single time. Not to mention general bias against minorities; giving them much more uneven due process and heavier sentences.
aug 30, 2025, 7:28 pm • 0 0 • view
With the high crime rate and the high cost of incarcerating those who commit heinous crimes, its wonder why more people aren’t put to death. All murders and attempted murders should carry a mandatory min sentence of death and the condemned should be put to death no later than 5 yrs after conviction
aug 30, 2025, 7:39 pm • 0 0 • view
Women on TX death row. Like women who need reproductive health care but are refused it in TX?
aug 30, 2025, 12:22 pm • 0 0 • view
Women on death row cheat the hangman by becoming nuns.
aug 30, 2025, 12:21 pm • 0 0 • view
Save them from what? Are they gonna get their sentences commuted?
aug 30, 2025, 5:15 pm • 0 0 • view
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aug 30, 2025, 2:46 am • 1 0 • view
The death penalty is not a deterrent. It’s just a barbaric cruel way to treat lawbreakers - sure confine them for life if they’re that dangerous but there’s no point in tormenting them.
aug 31, 2025, 4:12 am • 0 0 • view
If those in power were true to their religions whether Christians, Hindu, Jews or any other rather than cosplaying religion, this would make a difference. Right now it’s a case of move over Jesus we just need your brand not your actual teachings
aug 30, 2025, 7:12 am • 9 0 • view
Who did they vote for?
aug 30, 2025, 1:40 am • 1 0 • view
Best use of nuns ever
aug 30, 2025, 3:03 am • 5 0 • view
Worst. Why aren’t they comforting the victims in this manner instead of coddling vicious criminals.
aug 30, 2025, 1:19 pm • 0 0 • view
Vengence is mine, sayeth the lord…
aug 30, 2025, 3:02 pm • 0 0 • view
Sister Prejean is still around, still at work.
aug 30, 2025, 9:08 am • 6 0 • view
I'm so tired of watching grown ass adults continue to believe in imaginary deities, playing make believe, complete with costumes. Religions are so STUPID, and the fact that otherwise serious, intelligent people will use these storylines as cover for the horrible things they do, is embarrassing
aug 30, 2025, 5:20 pm • 0 0 • view
Waco!? Better run.
aug 30, 2025, 7:21 am • 1 0 • view
Well at least there is a measure of consistency on their pro-life stance. 🤷♀️
aug 30, 2025, 4:02 pm • 1 0 • view
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aug 30, 2025, 4:34 am • 1 0 • view
I don't know why she's on death row but I think life in prison is a far better punishment and gives time to fix the wrongly convicted. 🙏⚖️ #Justice #Time #Convicts
aug 30, 2025, 6:13 pm • 0 0 • view
Preying on fear. Eternal life insurance hucksters selling forgiveness tokens & beads, to short-timers.
aug 30, 2025, 2:25 am • 19 0 • view
If I think how I might feel on death row. I can imagine it would bring comfort to have them there than it would be to sit it out alone
aug 30, 2025, 7:46 am • 0 0 • view
Because you're not the type of person who would do something horrific enough to be on death row. You have empathy and compassion. Being one precludes being the other.
aug 30, 2025, 12:24 pm • 1 0 • view
In all fairness, they’re not televangelists, they probably really believe in their faith and have a moral problem with the death penalty.
aug 30, 2025, 4:31 am • 24 0 • view
they may. and yes. but we shouldn't forget what is the real purpose. they are brainwashed and also victims.
aug 30, 2025, 5:37 am • 1 0 • view
The death penalty is warranted and I support it. Do these nuns have any moral problems with the crimes that were committed that landed these wastes of space on death row? Why are victims always forgotten in these instances.
aug 30, 2025, 1:12 pm • 1 0 • view
Sorry, I’ve already had one bad faith death penalty debate this morning.
aug 30, 2025, 1:13 pm • 0 0 • view
Yep. The Church is actually fairly consistent on this. They oppose abortion (boo), but they also oppose the death penalty, and fought hard against eugenics in England. What these nuns are doing here is actually in line with what we call the Corporal Works of Mercy.
aug 31, 2025, 2:06 am • 0 0 • view
There’s certainly a lot of issues with the Catholic Church now and historically, but the abolition of the death penalty is absolutely one thing they get right.
aug 30, 2025, 4:35 am • 27 1 • view
The death penalty should not be abolished. Why should the perpetrators of horrible crimes get to live out their days fed and clothed and tended to? They robbed their victims of the rest of their lives, so why shouldn’t they lose theirs as well? What makes them so special.
aug 30, 2025, 1:14 pm • 3 0 • view
They're not all guilty, but oops. Killing these people doesn't do anything but satisfy vengeance. To punish heinous acts go after RFK Jr. or Christie Noem.
aug 30, 2025, 10:15 pm • 2 0 • view
Permanently removing threats to society and innocents is not nothing. It is actually the duty of civilized society to protect itself and it's citizens from harm. By all means, prosecute all who harm the public good.
aug 31, 2025, 12:25 am • 1 0 • view
If they really meant it, it would have happened already
aug 30, 2025, 8:23 am • 1 0 • view
It happened in most of the developed world, Americans are just stubborn.
aug 30, 2025, 10:35 am • 4 0 • view
We’re not “just stubborn” people are just divided on the issue, and nothing happens legislatively here without big margins.
aug 30, 2025, 12:05 pm • 0 0 • view
It is banned in many states, or hasn’t been used in decades.
aug 30, 2025, 12:05 pm • 2 0 • view
Beliefs are what they ignorant have before they get an education. Faith is the bastard child of trust and gullibility. People on death row are not there to be coddled, mollified or reformed.
aug 30, 2025, 12:31 pm • 0 0 • view
Good for them!
aug 30, 2025, 3:44 pm • 0 0 • view
Swearing on a bible that promotes free will determining behaviour that the church deems reprehensible and the use of capital punishment crucifixion to deliver eternal life contribute to the barbaric modern day use of the death penalty.
aug 30, 2025, 10:31 am • 3 0 • view
There was a movie.....?
aug 30, 2025, 3:51 am • 1 0 • view
This is christianity, seen too seldom these days. It nearly made me cry
aug 30, 2025, 4:52 pm • 0 0 • view
Isn’t it pretty normal for people facing death to “find Jesus“ ?
aug 30, 2025, 7:27 pm • 0 0 • view
If they fought to save the millions of children molested by their priests, then I would be impressed.
aug 30, 2025, 7:19 am • 10 0 • view
How about abolishing the death penalty altogether.
aug 30, 2025, 9:11 am • 7 1 • view
THAT is what makes “Religion” total bullshit! The fact that you can do whatever the fuck you want to people, then still be “accepted” into “heaven”, is a total line of #SadisticSkyWizard #Brainwashing.
aug 30, 2025, 1:47 pm • 4 1 • view
They are women of genuine Christian faith ministering to people about to be viciously murdered by the demonic Texas death cult masquerading as "christians" so they can do evil and commit atrocities.
aug 30, 2025, 12:47 pm • 0 1 • view
Gov Abbott is a Catholic, reportedly. He's fine with capital punishment.
aug 30, 2025, 6:11 am • 8 0 • view
Then he doesn’t follow his religion’s teaching
aug 30, 2025, 4:53 pm • 2 0 • view
Their governor could care less Greg abbott
aug 30, 2025, 5:09 pm • 0 0 • view
Nuns and Sisters are the best. It's WAY past time for the Church to offer them a path to ordination, if they wish it. Jesus would be appalled by the Church's disregard for these amazing women. You go girl!
aug 30, 2025, 7:51 pm • 2 1 • view
Golly I wonder who’s actual teachings they might be following
aug 30, 2025, 2:38 am • 1 0 • view
They need to be diverted to The White House.
aug 31, 2025, 3:42 am • 0 0 • view
Fantastic idea! Just let them try and visit a detention center.....
aug 30, 2025, 7:13 pm • 0 0 • view
Texas is one of those states that embarass me by being part of the United States.
aug 30, 2025, 11:36 am • 8 0 • view
the law of the universe is this: in your life ,your work is you, at the moment of transition you had better have MORE GOOD than BAD, if you do then you are ok,your transition will go smooth,but if you have more bad ,then friction will be your next move: The Goddess is the ONLY VALID DEITY of Earth!
aug 31, 2025, 12:38 am • 0 0 • view
Show up outside of ICE detention centers.
aug 30, 2025, 4:20 am • 6 0 • view
One way to ease your own conscience, I suppose.
aug 30, 2025, 12:05 pm • 0 0 • view
aug 30, 2025, 1:48 am • 10 0 • view
Lol
aug 30, 2025, 1:31 am • 1 0 • view