The failure of all-or-nothing politics

Even one as accustomed to political victory as Otto von Bismarck said that “[p]olitics is the art of the possible, the attainable—the art of the next best.” But too many elected officials today, mired in a political environment of hyper-partisanship … Continue reading →

Testimony in support of Drug Sentencing Reform Guidelines

Jason Adkins, Executive Director, Minnesota Catholic Conference Senate Judiciary Committee, February 22, 2016 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: Good morning. My name is Jason Adkins and I am executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference (“MCC”). MCC is … Continue reading →

Surrogacy and the Throwaway Culture

Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis has waged a war on the “throwaway culture,” in which anything can be commodified and given a dollar value, and where life itself can be, in his words, “considered a consumer good to be used … Continue reading →

CST Video #1 – “Life and Dignity of the Human Person”

CST 101 | Life and Dignity of the Human Person Every human being has a purpose, a mission — they’re part of God’s plan. And everyone is worthy of reverence and protection, especially the most vulnerable among us. Watch … Continue reading →

News Release (USCCB): USCCB Domestic Justice Chairman, President of Catholic Charities USA Urge Fair and Just Minimum Wage in Letter to Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 29, 2015)—Congress can promote the common good and contribute to a more just society by ensuring the federal minimum wage promotes family formation and stability, said Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami and Dominican Sister Donna Markham, … Continue reading →

USCCB: Archbishop Kurtz Welcomes Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si’

June 18, 2015 WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), welcomed the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology, Laudato Si’, June 18. Full text of Archbishop Kurtz’s statement follows: Statement … Continue reading →

STATEMENT FROM THE DIOCESE OF DULUTH ON NEW ECOLOGY ENCYCLICAL FROM POPE FRANCIS

Bishop Paul Sirba, ninth bishop of the Diocese of Duluth, released the following statement today marking the release of Laudato Si’, an encyclical by Pope Francis on “caring for our common home”: “Pope Francis has released his greatly anticipated encyclical … Continue reading →

KMSP-TV: Pope Francis on climate change and our ‘pile of filth’ planet

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) – Pope Francis released a 184-page manifesto Thursday, calling for a cultural revolution to save the planet and to fix the “perverse” economic system. He added that most climate change is due to human activity, and … Continue reading →

MPR: MNs embrace Pope Francis’ statement on climate change

(by Elizabeth Dunbar) The call by Pope Francis for the world’s leaders and people to dedicate themselves to curbing climate change is being greeted with enthusiasm in Minnesota. In the pope’s encyclical, or teaching document, he called for people to … Continue reading →

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