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Sharing the Journey with Refugees

by Kevin Mauer | 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...
Easter people look forward: Why the Church welcomes migrants

Easter people look forward: Why the Church welcomes migrants

by admin | Jun 6, 2017 | Catholic social teaching, Economic justice, Faithful citizenship, From the Tiber to the James, Immigration, Living the faith, mercy, Norfolk, Respect for life

By Kevin Mauer, Associate Director The TSA agent who ushered me through security was a middle-aged woman, remarkably loquacious for 5:00 a.m. She was quick to note the lobbyist ID poking out of my wallet and asked whom I lobbied for. I was proud to answer, “The...
Conference’s 2017 Agenda seeks to Protect Life, Religious Liberty, and the Vulnerable

Conference’s 2017 Agenda seeks to Protect Life, Religious Liberty, and the Vulnerable

by admin | Jan 10, 2017 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, criminal justice, Human Sexuality, Immigration, Living the faith, Marriage and family, Religious liberty, Respect for life

Happy New Year to all!  While many of us may be relishing a break from a year of political overload, as Catholics called to faithful citizenship, there’s no rest for the weary.  It is a year-round calling! As delegates and senators descend on Mr. Jefferson’s Capitol...

Freedom to Serve

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...

This Week at the Virginia General Assembly-Week 8

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...

This Week at the Virginia General Assembly-Week 6

by admin | Feb 19, 2016 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Living the faith, Marriage and family, Religious liberty, Respect for life

On Wednesday, the Conference hosted Catholics from various districts who came to lobby their Delegates and Senators on issues of life, family, justice and the common good on our final “Catholics in the Capital” day.  The Conference extends our sincere thanks to all...
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