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Sharing the Journey with Refugees

by admin | Jul 6, 2018 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, From the Tiber to the James, Immigration, Living the faith, mercy, News, Respect for life

People often wonder why the Catholic Church cares so much about refugees. There are several compelling answers. First, as people forced from their homelands by persecution, refugees (and migrants generally) are among the populations the Bible and Catholic social...
Am I my planet’s keeper?

Am I my planet’s keeper?

by admin | May 18, 2018 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Environment, Faithful citizenship, From the Tiber to the James

Cardinal Turkson insisted that if we treat creation responsibly, we can trust it to support the entire human family.

State budget should cover all, protect all

State budget should cover all, protect all

by Jeff Caruso | Mar 7, 2018 | Church teaching, health care, News, Respect for life

The budget proposes feature two seemingly disparate topics: health coverage for low-income Virginia residents and better protections for unborn children. But at their root, both of these issues relate to the sanctity of human life.

Coming to the discussion with our minds made up

Coming to the discussion with our minds made up

by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, health care, Living the faith, Respect for life

“Today, having a clear faith based on the Creed of the Church is often labeled as fundamentalism …We are building a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive.”

Casting pearls before elephants & donkeys: How I learned to follow Jesus not party

Casting pearls before elephants & donkeys: How I learned to follow Jesus not party

by admin | May 17, 2017 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, From the Tiber to the James, Living the faith

By Kevin Mauer, Associate Director There’s a saying that no one is converted by the Catechism. I don’t know about that, but I do know it’s not a stretch to say that I was reverted by the Compendium of Social Doctrine. I recommend it to any person of good will, but...

Our job is health care; but legislators on both sides need to fix regulatory, coverage gap problems

by admin | May 3, 2017 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, From the Tiber to the James, health care, mercy, Respect for life

By Toni Ardabell The mission of Bon Secours is to bring health and wholeness to the individuals and communities it serves. Our heritage compels us to focus on the underserved, who are often uninsured.   Many of our facilities are positioned in communities where we can...
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