Prison Ministry
The North American Prison Ministry Apostolate

The North American Prison Ministry Apostolate, consisting of some 2,500 knights, dames, auxiliary and volunteers may be the largest Catholic outreach to the incarcerated in the world. Today the Prison Ministry Apostolate is composed of the American, Canadian, Federal and Western Associations and has as its mission serving the spiritual needs of our incarcerated brothers and sisters.
Mission Statement

Pen Pals

There is a way to visit those in prison without having to go inside a prison unit. The anonymous Pen Pal program opens the door to a safe encounter without revealing your full name or address and without going inside a prison unit. To learn more, contact maltapenpalprogram@gmail.com.
Click here to view the Pen Pal Program Guidance package
Click here to read the Introduction to the Order of Malta Pen Pal Program
Click here to view the Pen Pal Guidelines & Acknowledgement
Click here to read about the Pen Pal Process
Click here to view a Sample Letter
Click here to access the Pen Pal Letterhead
Click here for the 10 Ways to Up Your Pen Pal Letter Writing
Forty Weeks
Thanks to Father Bill Watson SJ of Sacred Story Institute (sacredstory.net), we have an opportunity to open the doors to the spiritual path that leads to an encounter with Jesus Christ. Our writers are matched with a pal inside the walls and together they will be guided on a Forty Week spiritual journey by sharing monthly reflections through their correspondence. If you are interested and you have checked with your inmate pen pal and he/she is interested please contact the Morgan Baker in the Federal Association office and books will be sent to you both.
Watch the video prepared by Father Bill Watson below!
Reflections
Join the Men in White in their spiritual journey through monthly reflections on how they live their lives as men of God in a Texas prison unit.

Bishop Emeritus Curlin
Reflections
Prepared by Doug Sandvig, KM
To receive monthly reflections by email, contact Doug Sandvig.
- September 2014
- October 2014
- November 2014
- December 2014
- Janaury 2015
- February 2015
- June 2015
- August 2015
- February 2016
- March 2016
- May 2016
- June 2016
- July 2016
- September 2016
- October 2016
- November 2016
- December 2016
- January 2017
- February 2017
- April 2017
- May 2017
- June 2017
- July 2017
- September 2017
- October 2017
- November 2017
- January 2018
- February 2018
- March 2018
- May 2018
- June 2018
- July 2018