(by The Catholic Spirit) May 22, 2014 Every state legislative session presents its own challenges and opportunities, and the 2014 session was no different, said Jason Adkins, executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference. “We were pleased by the passage …
Life and Bio-Ethics
National Catholic Register: Broad Coalition Pushes Back Against Surrogacy Legislation
News Release (USCCB): Bishops, Policy Specialists, Other Catholic Leaders Convene Renewed Effort on Nuclear Disarmament at Stanford University
Catholic Spirit: Overcoming a false understanding of freedom
Catholic Spirit: ‘Wombs’ for rent industry now legal in Minnesota?
(by Kathryn Mollen) March 27, 2014 Without any significant consideration, the Minnesota Legislature is poised to create a commercial surrogacy business that would essentially legitimize the buying and selling of children between two contracting parties.
Homosexuality and Reparative Therapy (NCBC)
Please go here to read this article from the National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC).
Catholic Spirit: ‘Pacem in Terris’: Reflections After 50 Years
(by Elliot Huss) April 25, 2013 As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s encyclical letter, “Pacem in Terris,” it is fitting we revisit a text that has such great relevance for us in contemporary society.
The Courier: The Dignity of the Human Person and POLST
Catholic Spirit: Funding the fight against child sex trafficking
Catholic Spirit: Making ‘Justice’ the Measure of our Criminal Justice System