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Blaine Amendments and bigotry

The U. S. Supreme Court is currently deliberating a case involving a Montana state constitutional provision steeped in historic anti-Cath...

Posted by Jason Adkins on February 26, 2020

How to Caucus

Caucuses are your chance to advocate as a Catholic for life, dignity, and the common good starting right within your community. Visit www.MNCatholic.org/caucus to find further details, including your caucus location, proposed resolutions, and resolution templates.

Posted by Katherine Cross on February 11, 2020

Of monuments and imperfect men

When the painting “Father Hennepin Discovering the Falls of St. Anthony” (1905), along with another painting depicting the 1851 Treaty of...

Posted by Jason Adkins on January 29, 2020

Catholics at the Capitol: Kevin Matzek on the Important Role of Legislative Staff

We get a great perspective from a Catholic who has worked for years inside the Capitol. Kevin Matzek now works in government relations bu...

Posted by Katherine Szepieniec on December 19, 2019

Lessons in Advocacy - Perspectives from MN Catholics

Lay Catholics provide insights and advice on advocating with your legislators.

Posted by Katherine Cross on April 15, 2019

Finding common ground for the common good

When I came back to the Catholic Church 20 years ago, it was due in large part to the Church’s public witness defending the sanctity of l...

Posted by Emily Zinos on March 18, 2019

Good politics is at the service of peace

The annual papal message for the World Day of Peace (Jan. 1, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God) — one of the best glimpses into the minds ...

Posted by Jason Adkins on February 20, 2019

Seek first the kingdom

Faithful citizenship requires transcending the ideologies and partisan divides of our time and working primarily for the salvation of sou...

Posted by Jason Adkins on October 24, 2018

Election 2018 - A Message to MN Catholics

Voting is Just One Step to Being a Faithful Citizen In the coming days, take time to form your conscience through prayer, reading the scr...

Posted by Katherine Szepieniec on October 15, 2018

Fighting fake news with the truth of Christ

Fake news that distorts public discourse and manipulates the public will not be countered effectively by a renewed interest in journalist...

Posted by Jason Adkins on February 21, 2018