Jail Reflections
“Humility” Prison Reflections from Patrick O’Neill (transcribed and edited by J. Mark Davidson) March 25, 2021 Winter into Spring “March has been an indicator of spring. The winter snow and…
Read MoreMarch 10th Third Wednesday of Lent Matthew 5: 17 – 19. “I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” The new law is the completion of the old, not…
Read MoreMy prison cell view of the COVID-19 pandemic Mar 16, 2021 by Patrick O’Neill Lisbon, Ohio — While the difficulties associated with COVID-19 are omnipresent, the hardships are even greater…
Read MoreMarch, 2021 This week marks my tenth at the Danbury Federal Prison Camp for women in Western Connecticut, where I’ve been sentenced for my part in the King’s Bay Plowshares…
Read MoreMarch 4th, 2021 Albert Woodfox, in his book, Solitary, published in 2019, documents how the state of Louisiana was especially brutal in the treatment of prisoners at the infamous Angola…
Read More“Hard Time” Prison Reflections from Patrick O’Neill (transcribed and edited by J. Mark Davidson) March 1, 2021 In this most recent reflection, Patrick shares his conversations with fellow prisoners –…
Read MoreFebruary 17th, 2021 Ash Wednesday Women’s Federal Prison Camp Father Iwaji came to the camp this morning for Mass. The crucifix, chalice, and candlesticks were a sight for sore eyes.…
Read MoreJanuary 30th 2021 Today is Gandhi’s death day and I dipped into Robert Ellsberg’s All Saints, of which there are two copies in the Chapel library here. Gandhi brought nonviolence…
Read More“Different Rules Apply” February 24, 2021 Kings Bay Plowshares 7 Support for Patrick O’Neill and Family (transcribed and edited from Patrick’s letters by J. Mark Davidson) We are with Patrick…
Read MoreMartha Prison Reflection Feb. 11, 2021 Robert Ellsberg inspired me today with his writing of A. J. Muste in All Saints and “Blessed Among Us” in Give Us This Day.…
Read More