by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith
Advocates for marriage from varied backgrounds, ethnicities and faith traditions joined the national Marriage March in Washington DC last Thursday, despite widespread accusations in the secular press about the “bigots” who rallied and marched. The second...
by admin | Jun 12, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Religious liberty
As Catholics and allied persons of faith continue to advocate protecting religious liberty as our first, most cherished freedom, threats aimed at silencing religious expression continue to mount. A torrent of legal rulings aimed at redefining marriage has put...
by admin | Jun 10, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Religious liberty, Respect for life
For the past 140 years, the Little Sisters of the Poor have been serving Virginians in need. The Virginia Catholic Conference shares in the mission to serve the poorest and most vulnerable through its advocacy and interviewed Mother Marie, Administrator of the Little...
by admin | May 21, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith
By Jeff Caruso, Executive Director Many told us they were surprised a few weeks ago when the Virginia Catholic Conference praised Attorney General Mark Herring’s announcement on in-state tuition for immigrant youth. AG Herring concluded that nothing in federal or...
by admin | May 14, 2014 | Living the faith, Respect for life
Throughout its history the Church has advocated on behalf of the vulnerable and marginalized. It’s a stance I understand well in my job as one of the Virginia Catholic Conference’s three associate directors, where one of my focal points is disability issues. But it’s...
by admin | May 7, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Marriage and family, Religious liberty
Join us on May 13 in Richmond and on June 19 in DC for two big events! Next Tuesday, May 13, marriage in Virginia will be on trial, in a way, when a federal appeals court in Richmond takes up the appeal of February’s district court ruling that struck down...
