Minnesota Catholic Conference

The executive director of Minnesota Catholic Conference talks about what motivates him, how his work impacts his faith, and what gives him hope for the future.

“The responsibilities of faithful citizenship don’t end on Election Day. We must work with our elected officials — whether we voted for them or not — to make our communities and world better places to live for everyone.”

The Minnesota Catholic Conference will host a Zoom webinar “Open Wide Our Hearts: The Catholic Church Confronts Racism” from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Sept. 9.

The Minnesota Catholic Conference will host an interactive webinar from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 12, to equip students with tools to advocate for life and dignity. 

Catholic educators have a charge to teach that a person’s sexual identity is a gift from God that cannot change and resist cultural tides toward “gender theory,” according to new guiding principles released by Minnesota’s bishops.

“A lot of our work this year at the Capitol is going to focus on education regarding issues that remain of continuing concern,” said MCC executive director Jason Adkins.

The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesota, recently unveiled two new resources for its educational text “Minnesota, Our Common Home” —  the “Study Guide Version” and “Ecological Examen.”

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.