Making Sure Our Water Works

The ubiquity of water in the most essential acts of human life makes it unlike any other substance. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church affirms, “by its very nature, water cannot be treated as just another commodity among many.” … Continue reading →

Coalition Letter Regarding Education Tax Credits

Opportunity, Flexibility, Access to a High-Quality Education for Every Child Letter from Opportunity for All Kids, Minnesota Independent School Forum, Ed Allies, Minnesota Catholic Conference, Great MN Schools, and Minnesota Business Partnership PDF Version Families across Minnesota should have the … Continue reading →

Guiding Principles for Catholic Schools and Religious Education Concerning Human Sexuality and Sexual Identity

The “Guiding Principles for Catholic Schools and Religious Education Concerning Human Sexuality and Sexual Identity” were enumerated to provide a measure of clarity on questions of sexual identity that are emerging in Catholic parishes, schools, and ministries, as well as … Continue reading →

An open letter regarding refugee resettlement

The following statement from Minnesota’s Catholic and Lutheran bishops originally ran in the Star Tribune’s Opinion Exchange on December 23rd ahead of Immigration Sunday & National Migration Week which were marked at the start of January. “I was a stranger … Continue reading →

Minnesota, Our Common Home: A Resource for Evangelization

Statement from Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) Executive Director Jason Adkins in Response to Misleading Article Appearing at ChurchMilitant.com December 2, 2019 We were disappointed to read Church Militant’s misleading and agenda-driven posting about our educational resource, “Minnesota, Our Common Home.” … Continue reading →

MN Bishops Urge House Support of Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants

March 25, 2019 Dear Members: Peace be with you. We, the bishops of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, write in support of H.F. 1500, which will provide a pathway for our undocumented brothers and sisters to obtain driver’s licenses. Enacting this … Continue reading →

MCC Letter of Support to Repeal Sunset of Health Care Provider Tax

March 28, 2019 Melissa Hortman Speaker of the House 463 State Office Building Paul Gazelka Majority Leader Minnesota Senate Building, #3113 Cc: Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk and House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt, and members of the legislature Dear Speaker … Continue reading →

Letter of Testimony: Labor Laws

(PDF Version) Testimony of Mr. Jason A. Adkins, Esq. Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division March 19, 2019 The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesota, submits this … Continue reading →

Letter of Testimony: Immigrant Driver’s License

Testimony of Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis HF 1500 (Winkler) House Ways and Means Committee Transportation Finance and Policy Division February 28, 2019 Dear Committee Members: Peace be with you. I write today … Continue reading →

Letter of Testimony: Protective order to prevent gun violence

Testimony of Mr. Jason Adkins, Executive Director House Ways and Means Committee Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Division HF 9 (Richardson) February 27, 2019 The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the Catholic … Continue reading →

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