Civic Participation at Minnesota Catholic Conference

Pages tagged "Civic Participation"

The current Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis is an opportunity to reconsider how the creative force of mercy can be extended to t...

Posted by Jason Adkins on January 06, 2016

Today, “patriotism,” a proper love of country or home, is often castigated as narrow-minded, bigoted or reactionary by the cosmopolitan e...

Posted by Jason Adkins on December 16, 2015

For many Catholics, the most troubling aspect of the presidential campaign season is the feeling of political homelessness. Just when one...

Posted by Jason Adkins on November 04, 2015

Pope Francis’ recent speeches to Congress and to the United Nations were models of Church engagement in the public arena. By re-framing t...

Posted by Jason Adkins on October 07, 2015

If a decline in the percentage of people who vote is any indication, people are disheartened with our political system. There seems to be...

Posted by Kathryn Mollen on August 14, 2015

In a 2012 retreat to Caritas aid workers, then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio (Pope Francis) told those present that truth is like a precious s...

Posted by Jason Adkins on May 21, 2015

(March 18, 2015, The Catholic Spirit, Tim Pugmire) A coalition of groups working to restore the voting rights of convicted felons is grow...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on May 12, 2015

(May 4, 2015, Duluth News Tribune, Chuck Frederick) Daris Nordby’s life has been filled with mistakes, and if he’s due any credit at all,...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on May 04, 2015

The finest book of the late Richard John Neuhaus (though not his most well-known) is “American Babylon,” published posthumously in 2009. ...

Posted by Jason Adkins on September 24, 2014

Learn more about why Catholics get involved in politics, and learn how to join our growing network of Catholics from around Minnesota who...

Posted by Katherine Szepieniec on February 06, 2014