by admin | Jan 23, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Faithful citizenship, Immigration
The second week of the 2015 Virginia General Assembly session saw a lot of action on legislation of concern to the Conference, including an attempt to deny in-state tuition for childhood immigrants and a bill to lift a lifetime ban on TANF benefits. Our staff has also...
by admin | Jan 7, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Education, Faithful citizenship, Immigration, Living the faith, Marriage and family, Religious liberty, Respect for life
With the New Year brings another General Assembly session in Richmond that is sure to be interesting and busy! Despite a significant budget shortfall that promises to make for some lively debate and funding decisions, the Virginia Catholic Conference has adopted a...
by admin | Dec 17, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Education, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Marriage and family
Last week we sent out an invitation to the Conference’s 11th annual Catholic Advocacy Day coming up January 29, 2015. The email invited “Advocacy Network members, parish groups, Catholic schools and other interested individuals to join in advocating for respect life,...
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...
by admin | Sep 17, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Economic justice, From the Tiber to the James, Living the faith, Uncategorized
This is the second 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...
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...
