by admin | May 14, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Death Penalty, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith
In a recent letter to the president of the International Commission against the Death Penalty, Pope Francis wrote, “Today capital punishment is unacceptable, however serious the condemned’s crime may have been. It is an offence to the inviolability of life and to the...
by admin | May 6, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Marriage and family, Religious liberty
Last week, the movement to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples reached a crescendo in oral arguments presented before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Obergefell v. Hodges, seeks to overturn a decision by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding marriage...
by admin | Feb 20, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Religious liberty, Respect for life
The 2015 session of the Virginia General Assembly is entering the home stretch as Senate and House Committees race to hear bills that have passed the other chamber and get them to the floor for a vote before the 46-day session comes to an end next Saturday. The House...
by admin | Feb 13, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Religious liberty, Respect for life
Tuesday marked the “crossover,” the half-way point of the 46-day Virginia General Assembly session. Going forward, each chamber may only consider legislation that has passed the other chamber. On Thursday, both the House of Delegates and Senate passed their...
by admin | Feb 7, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith
The House of Delegates and the Senate are in a race to complete consideration of all legislation filed in their respective chambers as we approach crossover on February 10, after which each chamber may only consider legislation from the other chamber. This week saw...
by admin | Jan 30, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Religious liberty, Respect for life
Conference celebrates 10 years; Senate passes religious liberty bill; Committees protect past pro-life gains The Conference thanks all who attended Catholic Advocacy Day in Richmond on Thursday. Some 150 Catholics from across the Commonwealth came to hear from Bishop...
