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Call to act on climate change is call to solidarity with world’s poor

by admin | Sep 24, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Faithful citizenship, Respect for life

This is the final post in a three-part series exploring the seventh theme of Faithful Citizenship, care for creation, and discussing how Catholics can use the resources God has blessed us with responsibly to meets our needs and preserve a clean and hospitable...

Care for God’s Creation: Preserving the planet for our children and generations yet unborn

by admin | Sep 10, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Faithful citizenship, Respect for life

This is the first in a three-part series exploring the seventh theme of Faithful Citizenship, care for creation, and discussing how Catholics can use the resources God has blessed us with responsibly to meets our needs and preserve a clean and hospitable environment...

Welcoming the stranger: using Scripture to guide our immigration thinking

by admin | Aug 27, 2014 | Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Immigration, Living the faith, Respect for life

This blog is the third post in a three-part series on Migration and the Catholic Church.  The Conference acknowledges this is a controversial and multi-faceted topic. We have included numerous links to provide readers with more in-depth information. One of the most...

U.S. Immigration Policy: It’s broken and we must fix it

by admin | Aug 21, 2014 | Church teaching, Immigration

This blog is the second in a three-part series on Migration and the Catholic Church.  The Conference acknowledges this is a controversial and multi-faceted topic. We have included numerous links to provide readers with more in-depth information. As U.S. lawmakers...

Child refugees: who are the “unaccompanied minors” at our border?

by admin | Aug 13, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Immigration, Respect for life

  This blog is the first in a three-part series on Migration and the Catholic Church.  The Conference acknowledges this is a controversial and multi-faceted topic. We have included numerous links to provide readers with more in-depth information. This summer’s...

While praising Court ruling as a victory, Bishops urge continued efforts to protect religious freedom

by admin | Jul 1, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Religious liberty, Respect for life

In a welcome decision issued yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot force private, for-profit businesses to provide contraceptives to employees.  The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops praised the decision in a statement, saying, “We...
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