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State budget should cover all, protect all

State budget should cover all, protect all

by Jeff Caruso | Mar 7, 2018 | Church teaching, health care, News, Respect for life

The budget proposes feature two seemingly disparate topics: health coverage for low-income Virginia residents and better protections for unborn children. But at their root, both of these issues relate to the sanctity of human life.

Coming to the discussion with our minds made up

Coming to the discussion with our minds made up

by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, health care, Living the faith, Respect for life

“Today, having a clear faith based on the Creed of the Church is often labeled as fundamentalism …We are building a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive.”

Our job is health care; but legislators on both sides need to fix regulatory, coverage gap problems

by admin | May 3, 2017 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, From the Tiber to the James, health care, mercy, Respect for life

By Toni Ardabell The mission of Bon Secours is to bring health and wholeness to the individuals and communities it serves. Our heritage compels us to focus on the underserved, who are often uninsured.   Many of our facilities are positioned in communities where we can...

The Extremes of Virginia

by admin | Apr 12, 2017 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Faithful citizenship, From the Tiber to the James, health care, Living the faith, Respect for life

This is part one of a three-part series by August Wallmeyer on issues impacting residents in the “Extremes of Virginia,” based on his recent book. Part I: Health Care By August Wallmeyer The first time I attended a Remote Area Medical (RAM) event in Wise...

For true health reform, look to the Church

by admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, From the Tiber to the James, health care, Religious liberty, Respect for life

This is the third and final part of what was planned as a five-part series on the USCCB’s moral principles for health reform.  As a result of recent developments in Congress, the series has been shortened. Part III: Where do we go from here? By Michael Lewis,...

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