by admin | Apr 16, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Respect for life
By Virginia Podboy, Associate Director, Virginia Catholic Conference During this week, the holiest week in Christendom, we reflect about the greatest act of love in history. Jesus died for our sins in an excruciatingly painful and violent execution. An innocent man...
by admin | Mar 19, 2014 | From the Tiber to the James, Uncategorized
The Virginia General Assembly adjourned March 8 after a busy session in which the Virginia Catholic Conference vigorously fought to protect life – including the unborn and death row inmates – and successfully achieved conscience protections for genetic...
by admin | Jan 17, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Education, Faithful citizenship, From the Tiber to the James, Immigration, Respect for life, Uncategorized
The 2014 session of the Virginia General Assembly is in full swing. The Virginia Catholic Conference kicked off the session on Wednesday, January 8 with our 2nd annual Virginia Stands for Life prayer walk and rally on Capitol Square. Hundreds of people of all ages...
by admin | Aug 21, 2013 | From the Tiber to the James, Uncategorized
The death penalty is a topic of intense and emotional debate in America. In our efforts to seek justice for victims and their families, it is common to view the death penalty as an appropriate punishment for violent crime. Many who oppose the death penalty are...
