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Am I my planet’s keeper?

Am I my planet’s keeper?

by admin | May 18, 2018 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Environment, Faithful citizenship, From the Tiber to the James

Cardinal Turkson insisted that if we treat creation responsibly, we can trust it to support the entire human family.

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.”

On eve of papal visit, Bishop DiLorenzo discusses encyclical, tells crowd of 200: no conflict between Faith, science

by admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Environment, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Norfolk, Respect for life, Tidewater

In the midst of competing narratives about Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the U.S. and his recent encyclical on ecology, Laudato Si’, one point is clear: “The Church is not in conflict with science,” Richmond Bishop Francis DiLorenzo told a crowd in Norfolk...

Welcoming the stranger: using Scripture to guide our immigration thinking

by admin | Aug 27, 2014 | Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Immigration, Living the faith, Respect for life

This blog is the third post in a three-part series on Migration and the Catholic Church.  The Conference acknowledges this is a controversial and multi-faceted topic. We have included numerous links to provide readers with more in-depth information. One of the most...

Caring for those with disabilities a matter of justice, economics and respect for life

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...
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