MCC in the Media

The Catholic Spirit: Grassroots efforts aid Catholic Conference at 2014 Legislature

Every state legislative session presents its own challenges and opportunities, and the 2014 session was no different, said Jason Adkins, ...

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National Catholic Register: Broad Coalition Pushes Back Against Surrogacy Legislation

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Opponents of commercial surrogacy in a number of states are preparing to withstand efforts to legalize the process befo...

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The Catholic Spirit: 'Wombs' for rent industry now legal in Minnesota?

By Kathryn Mollen, Policy and Outreach Coordinator for the Minnesota Catholic ConferenceWithout any significant consideration, the Minnes...

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The Catholic Spirit: Capitol Concerns

Protecting the religious liberty of all Minnesotans. Reforming payday lending practices that take advantage of the poor and vulnerable. R...

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The Catholic Spirit: 'Blowing the dynamite' of the Catholic Church

In the 1930s, during a time of economic depression and geopolitical upheaval and uncertainty, Catholic Worker movement co-founder Peter M...

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The Catholic Spirit: Now is the time to fix our broken immigration system

By Archbishop John C. NienstedtThe Catholic Church in Minnesota and, indeed, around the United States, is deeply concerned about our nati...

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The Catholic Spirit: Archbishop, panel urge support for immigration reform

Father Joseph Williams remembers taking a tough stance on illegal immigration in 1990 when he was a high school student participating in ...

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National Catholic Register: Marriage Redefined: 'Monogamish,' 'Throuple' and 'Wedlease'

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest proposal for redefining marriage just surfaced in The Washington Post, with an op-ed suggesting that 21st-c...

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The Catholic Spirit: Protecting 'gift of our freedom' starts with knowing, sharing faith

As the government more tightly circumscribes citizens’ freedom to act on religious convictions in society, Catholics need to learn their ...

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