“As migration-related advocacy has been a significant focus of our work at Minnesota Catholic Conference over the past decade, I thought it important to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border to encounter the realities faced by those living and migrating there.”
Jason Adkins: Mission trip exhibits joy of the Gospel, fight against throwaway culture
Jason Adkins: Integral ecology as antidote to environmentalist pseudo-religion
Understanding and putting into practice Catholic social teaching is vital to address the challenges of creation stewardship without falling into the environmental activism today that often mimics religious apocalypticism.
In politics, we can all be like The Lord of the Rings’ Frodo Baggins
“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien is a beautiful work showing the important role even the smallest and seemingly most insignificant people have in the drama of history.
Can Catholics disagree with the public policy positions of bishops?
This session, the Catholic bishops of Minnesota advocated in favor of a policy that would allow undocumented immigrants to drive legally in Minnesota. The bishops and Minnesota Catholic Conference staff have received plenty of feedback from Catholics throughout the state, and in many instances expressing their disagreement with that policy proposal.
Jason Adkins: A Church for the poor requires religious freedom
The Church must be free to cultivate the life of prayer needed to nurture discipleship in people who can, in turn, be leaven in society.
When it comes to politics, everything is connected
In his encyclical “Laudato si’,” Pope Francis proposes integral ecology as a new framework for reunifying the Church’s mission of public engagement.
Finding common ground for the common good
The Church’s concern for the common good was on display for all to see at Catholics at the Capitol on Feb. 19 as over 1,000 Minnesota Catholics came together with one voice to defend the dignity of the human person.
Civic friendship is an apostolate
In politics, we may have temporary opponents, but we must never mistake them for permanent enemies.