I am a prison ministry volunteer at St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Maggie Valley. It was of great interest that I read the prison ministry article in the March 4 edition of Catholic News Herald.
However, I believe there was a serious omission in that article. It speaks about a number of deacons and men serving in N.C. prison ministry, but not one word about the many women volunteers who also serve inmates throughout the state.
In Haywood County, our ministry visits the Haywood County Detention Center once a week. There are always four of five women volunteers visiting 15 or 20 women inmates, but at present only two men visiting 30 or 40 male inmates In addition to these visits, our prison ministry corresponds with 18 men in state prisons.
Of these 18 correspondents, 14 are women and four are men.
Congratulations to the women. Where are the men?
— Frank Busteed lives in Maggie Valley.