Inside the Capitol

  • The Kids May Not Be All Right

    Posted by · January 31, 2012 9:44 AM

  • Living the Gospel of Life builds a culture of life

    Posted by · January 18, 2012 3:30 PM

    As we enter the 40th year of legalized abortion in this country, those who have labored in the vineyard for many years to end the tragic loss of life should be encouraged. The tide in the abortion debate is turning, and strongly, in the most important place: the culture.

    The pro-life movement is winning hearts and minds because it has been living the Gospel of Life in word and deed.

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  • Promises of Marriage and the Self

    Posted by · January 12, 2012 3:17 PM

  • How DARE We Pray for Marriage? Really?

    Posted by · January 10, 2012 3:27 PM

    Written by Jason Adkins, Executive Director and General Counsel

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  • Defending marriage: Is the Church being too ‘political’?

    Posted by · January 04, 2012 4:30 PM

    Some people, Catholics included, are complaining that the Church’s very public defense of marriage through the promotion of the Minnesota Marriage Protection Amendment is too “political.”

    It certainly is political, but the complainants are mistaken about what that means and the Church’s legitimate sphere of activity.

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  • Combating poverty in the public arena

    Posted by · December 21, 2011 9:45 AM

    The following column is provided by the Minnesota Catholic Conference, which advocates on behalf of the state’s bishops for public policies and programs that support the life and dignity of every human person.

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  • Parental involvement key to expanding school choice in Minnesota

    Posted by · December 06, 2011 9:45 AM

    As we reflect on the past year, 2011 will be viewed as an unprecedented year for school choice in our nation. Since January, eight new school choice programs have sprung up around the nation and 11 existing programs have been expanded.

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  • "I Want a Mom and a Dad."

    Posted by · December 06, 2011 9:42 AM

  • Love, marriage and the ‘tools’ of engagement

    Posted by · November 22, 2011 9:45 AM

    Recently, USA Today reported that a group of politicians who want to redefine marriage are calling on their advocates to shift the focus from an argument about equal rights to an argument about “love and commitment.”

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