Pages tagged "Marriage and Family"

Take Action! Five Ways to Support Marriage Between Now and November 6th

As we get closer to the election (November 6), the Minnesota Catholic Conference would like to share some important ways you and your fam...

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The Catholic Spirit: Faithful citizens care about marriage because they care about poverty

I hear it a lot, from non-Catholics and even Catholics: “Why doesn’t the Church spend more time fighting poverty and less time telling pe...

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Statement regarding the Statewide Marriage Amendment Mailing from Minnesota Bishops

Every Catholic household in Minnesota was or will be mailed a letter from their respective bishop encouraging them to vote “Yes” for the ...

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Events aim to communicate fundamental ‘yes’ of Gospel

Over the last several years, it has been my honor to participate in a number of “Reclaiming the Culture of Marriage” events that have bee...

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The Catholic Spirit: Marriage: Speaking the Truth With Love

By Archbishop John C. NienstedtIn two months, the people of the state of Minnesota will have an opportunity to exercise their right as ci...

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Defending marriage: Good science can reinforce what we know by faith and reason

A ground-breaking study was released on June 10 that provides one of the first large-scale, random-sample, independent, peer-reviewed, pu...

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The Catholic Spirit: Talking about the Marriage Amendment with Family, Friends

Amendment supporter offers best approaches to take in current debate (by Fr. Rocky)August 28, 2012 John Rogers, a lifelong Catholic and m...

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MCC Informational Statement on MN Marriage Amendment Activities

The following is background on the Catholic Church’s efforts to promote and defend the institution of marriage—what the marriage amendmen...

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‘Hookup’ culture mentality creates social indifference

The common attitude of many young adults — and many of their parents — today is that individuals should have absolute autonomy or “freedo...

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Pioneer Press: In marriage amendment vote, a focus on the future

Minnesotans are not deciding this November whether same-sex couples can marry. They can't, under state law, and the outcome of the vote w...

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