by admin | Dec 11, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Respect for life
Last week, dozens of pro-life advocates woke up early and braved the cold weather to stand in line for a seat at the Board of Health meeting. The Board was meeting to consider Governor McAuliffe’s direction that it review – and presumably weaken – abortion...
by admin | Nov 24, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Respect for life
Last year, the Virginia Board of Health implemented abortion clinic safety regulations, mandated by the General Assembly. Unfortunately, earlier this year Governor McAuliffe requested the Department of Health to “review” these regulations, a move applauded by...
by admin | Oct 30, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith
In a few days, Virginia voters have the opportunity to vote for candidates to represent the state in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. While many of us are no doubt weary of the barrage of negative ads and sound bites, this shouldn’t be an...
by admin | Oct 22, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Living the faith, Respect for life
Recently, the story of a 29-year old California woman named Brittany Maynard made headlines around the world. Newly married, Brittany was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a rare, aggressive and inoperable brain tumor, earlier this year. Initially hoping to die at home...
by admin | Oct 15, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Living the faith, Respect for life
By Virginia Podboy, Associate Director I’m finishing my second year working on the pro-life issue portfolio for the Virginia Catholic Conference and it seemed appropriate to reflect on the dignity of life during October: the month the Church recognizes as Respect Life...
by admin | Oct 1, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Respect for life
During the debate in 2009 and 2010 over the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops(USCCB) voiced its longstanding support for universal access to health coverage that protects and promotes the dignity of all human life. However,...
