Sister Helen Prejean's counsels with death-row inmates shone brightly in life. In film,Tim Robbins brought it to life with stunning results.

I’ll admit it: for all its visual splendor, Avatar didn’t really click with me. But the reason why isn’t what you’d think. Confessing time…

When we think of criminal activities, we think mostly of capital punishments to remedy them. But is it really the way to go, as Helen asks?