by admin | Feb 26, 2014 | From the Tiber to the James, Uncategorized
As Catholics, our faith compels us to hear the cry of the poor, the meek, the lowly and the rejected. We are to care for our brothers and sisters in need: the unborn, the prisoner, the poor, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Despite our efforts to care for...
by admin | Feb 21, 2014 | From the Tiber to the James, Uncategorized
The 2014 session of the Virginia General Assembly entered an especially critical phase with this week’s release by the House Appropriations and Senate Finance committees of their respective versions of the state budget for the 2015-2016 biennium. Yesterday, the House...
by admin | Feb 14, 2014 | From the Tiber to the James, Uncategorized
Late Thursday night, Judge Arenda Wright Allen struck down Virginia’s 2006 constitutional amendment preserving marriage as the union of one man and one woman. In a 41-page decision, Judge Allen declared that preserving the institution of marriage as a union between...
by admin | Feb 13, 2014 | From the Tiber to the James, Uncategorized
While a snowstorm may be enough to bring most of the Commonwealth to a slow crawl, business is moving forward at a rapid clip this week at the General Assembly.Tuesday was “Crossover Day” at the General Assembly, which marks the halfway point of the 2014 session. ...
by admin | Feb 11, 2014 | From the Tiber to the James, Uncategorized
In the midst of a monumental debate about the meaning and future of marriage, replete with audacious legal decisions nationwide that try to alter the definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman, Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, Chairman of the USCCB’s...
by admin | Feb 7, 2014 | From the Tiber to the James, Uncategorized
One month into the 2014 General Assembly session, and the Virginia Catholic Conference is working hard to advocate for the common good. “Crossover” is Tuesday of next week, after which the Senate will only consider House bills and vice versa. The General Assembly...
