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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 ChurchM...

Posted by Katherine Cross on December 02, 2019

Integral ecology addresses social environmental crisis

Catholic social teaching is not a set of policy prescriptions or an attempt to tell people how to vote. Rather, it is a mental framework ...

Posted by Jason Adkins on October 23, 2019

Promoting the common good is not a spectator sport

After five very blessed years as associate director for public policy with the Minnesota Catholic Conference, I have decided to pursue a ...

Posted by Shawn Peterson on July 22, 2019

In politics, everything is connected

Today, people working to advance Catholic social teaching often find themselves in opposing camps, divided along party lines. But the Chu...

Posted by Sarah Carter on April 17, 2019

You are a Minnesota Catholic: Integral Ecology

Recent popes, bishops, and theologians have spoken of something called “integral ecology” – a way of caring for both the natural and the human aspects of ecology. Turns out, in Catholic teaching there need be no conflict between human flourishing and a clean, healthy environment.

Posted by Katherine Cross on March 06, 2019

Dr. Christopher Thompson on Integral Ecology

Humanae Vitae at 50 years: We delve into the connections between Humanae Vitae and the more recent papal encyclical, Laudato Si', to exam...

Posted by Katherine Szepieniec on July 24, 2018

The Catholic Spirit: Catholics urged to contribute to state’s water quality conversation

Minnesota may be the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but half are too polluted for swimming and fishing. Gov. Mark Dayton wants that to change, and he’s calling on Minnesotans to help by attending water-focused, town hall-style meetings underway across the state. The Minnesota Catholic Conference hopes Catholics participate.

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on August 22, 2017

Debt, sustainability and solidarity

As we commemorate the passing of one year since Pope Francis released his encyclical “Laudato Si’” (“On the Care for Our Common Home”), i...

Posted by Jason Adkins on July 21, 2016

Natural and Human Ecology: a discussion on the Papal encyclical Laudato Si'

Held September 9, 2015 at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hosted by Minnesota Catholic Conference and co-sponsored b...

Posted by Katherine Szepieniec on September 18, 2015

Meteorologist Paul Douglas on Papal encyclical Laudato Si'

Minnesota Catholic Conference sat down with nationally-recognized Christian meteorologist Paul Douglas to talk climate change, weather, a...

Posted by Katherine Szepieniec on September 14, 2015