Organizations across Minnesota ask lawmakers to support emergency community relief grant program for Minnesotans who fall through the gaps of federal stimulus grants, unemployment insurance, and other relief programs

PDF Version May 4, 2020 Dear Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan, Majority Leader Gazelka, Minority Leader Kent, Chair Pratt, Chair Rosen, Speaker Hortman, Minority Leader Daudt, Chair Mahoney, and Chair Carlson, The undersigned organizations urge your support for SF 4540/HF … Continue reading →

Non-public school advocates ask Governor Walz for Governor’s Emergency Education Relief funds to support non-public school needs

April 17, 2020 Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan 130 State Capitol 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 Dear Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan: We write to you on … Continue reading →

Coalition asks Governor Walz to make an executive order prohibiting the garnishment of the federal stimulus payments provided under the CARES Act

April 16, 2020 The Honorable Tim Walz Governor State of Minnesota 130 Capitol St. Paul, MN 55155 Re: Protection of Federal Stimulus Payments from Garnishment Dear Governor Walz: The undersigned community and legal services organizations write to urge you to … Continue reading →

Coalition Asks Governor Walz to Use Emergency Executive Authority to Protect Those in Prison During COVID-19

April 15, 2020 Governor Tim Walz 130 State Capitol 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 Dear Governor Walz, As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country and our state, both the public and private … Continue reading →

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 →

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