by admin | Jul 27, 2016 | Catholic social teaching, Economic justice, Faithful citizenship
This is the first part of a three-part series on our current political and economic environment By Rev. Frederick Edlefsen PART ONE: Some political background on the current situation One thing that politicos agree on these days is that we are now in the one of the...
by admin | Jun 30, 2016 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Marriage and family, Religious liberty
By Jeff Caruso, Executive Director, Virginia Catholic Conference The Catholic Church in the U.S. is in the midst of its fifth annual Fortnight for Freedom – 14 days of prayer, education and action for religious freedom in our country and throughout the world. Freedom...
by admin | Jun 15, 2016 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Gender, Human Sexuality, Living the faith
By Rev. Paul D. Scalia Last week we considered the role of the Church’s social teaching in the public square. Now we consider in particular the Church’s teaching on “gender identity.” At any rate, that is how many people would frame it. In fact, the Church has no...
by admin | Mar 11, 2016 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, criminal justice, Death Penalty, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, mercy, Religious liberty, Respect for life
As the Virginia General Assembly’s 2016 session draws to a close, legislators are holding final votes on key bills, including the budget. On Wednesday, a joint House/Senate conference committee released its budget agreement. The Virginia Catholic Conference is...
by admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Church teaching, criminal justice, Death Penalty, Education, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Marriage and family, mercy, Respect for life
As the 2016 Virginia General Assembly session enters its final week, House and Senate negotiators are busy working out their differences so that both chambers can vote on a final budget next week to guide state spending for the next two fiscal years. Meanwhile, the...
by admin | Feb 26, 2016 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Respect for life
With only two weeks remaining in the 2016 Virginia General Assembly session, the House and Senate are heavily focused on the state budget. Both chambers have adopted amendments to the Governor’s introduced budget, and leaders will begin negotiations soon over the...
