http://www.nasccd.org/index.htmlWhat's happening around the countryenndcatholic@csicable.netCopyright 2008 ctdodson2009-01-05T18:34:48-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:35:20 -0600ndcatholic@csicable.netMichigan2009-01-05T18:34:48-06:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/64e6ca1cffd88c373999649fb2f5d954-70.html#unique-entry-id-70http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/64e6ca1cffd88c373999649fb2f5d954-70.html#unique-entry-id-70Located on the Michigan Catholic Conference's Web site, MCC staff has developed an interactive web page that pays tribute to His Eminence Adam Cardinal Maida, whose resignation as archbishop of Detroit was announced this morning in Rome. The Most Reverend Allen H. Vigneron, Bishop of Oakland, will succeed Cardinal Maida as Archbishop of Detroit and become the fourth chairman of the Michigan Catholic Conference Board of Directors following his Mass of Installation on January 28.

The interactive web page includes streaming video, photographs, and a detailed timeline of significant events and policy issues that the Michigan Catholic Conference Board of Directors experienced under His Eminence Adam Cardinal Maida, who served as chairman of the MCC Board from 1990-2009.

Said Sister Monica Kostielney, RSM, President and CEO of the MCC: "For nearly two decades Cardinal Maida has shepherded the Michigan Church's public policy voice with love for all human life by providing sterling leadership, insightful guidance and providential wisdom on many critically important issues of the day. He leaves a legacy of kindness and strong public policy advocacy for the disenfranchised, the voiceless and the unborn populations of our state."

http://www.micatholicconference.org/public_policy/publications/adam_cardinal_maida.php ]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMinnesota2008-12-29T16:06:12-06:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/1c7c0a1c339da6711d4a7f2a146f84cb-69.html#unique-entry-id-69http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/1c7c0a1c339da6711d4a7f2a146f84cb-69.html#unique-entry-id-69 Minnesota Catholic Bishops Call for Compassionate Dialogue on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Today, on the two year anniversary of the Swift and Co. meatpacking plant raid in Worthington, the Minnesota Catholic Bishops are asking Catholics throughout the state to renew their commitment to welcoming newcomers.

Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMichigan2008-12-17T15:18:42-06:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/b13ea52f157f8d44609196b8801a6ad2-68.html#unique-entry-id-68http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/b13ea52f157f8d44609196b8801a6ad2-68.html#unique-entry-id-68In response to the difficult economic times facing metro Detroit and the entire State of Michigan, His Eminence Adam Cardinal Maida, archbishop of Detroit and chairman of the MCC Board of Directors, has composed a pastoral letter on the economy titled “Christ Our Hope.” View document…

Public Policy Forum: What the Current Economic Crisis Means for Michigan
FOCUS: March 2008 Poverty in Michigan: Grief, Anxiety and Suffering on the Rise
CCUSA Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America

Read more…]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netIowa2008-12-17T14:56:19-06:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/a90a5944aa523579049649e1ff7c3e0e-67.html#unique-entry-id-67http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/a90a5944aa523579049649e1ff7c3e0e-67.html#unique-entry-id-67In this newsletter …

* Getting ready for the session
* State revenues down
* Sign up now for the Iowa Institute for Social Action
* Efforts to support families in Postville
* Health care coverage for all children
* Obama administration makes plans
* Holy Father focuses on poverty in World Day of Peace statement
* Upcoming dates

Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netTexas2008-12-16T18:52:27-06:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/de6665faf34c4b6a574e9529be68b61f-66.html#unique-entry-id-66http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/de6665faf34c4b6a574e9529be68b61f-66.html#unique-entry-id-66The Texas Catholic Conference officers are moving on Wednesday, December 17 and Thursday, December 18. Our phone and email may be down during those days. Our offices will remain closed until January 5, 2009. Our phone number and email addresses will remain the same. The new office address will be: 1600 North Congress Avenue, Suite B Austin, TX 78731 ]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMichigan2008-12-12T13:50:27-06:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/2651688c4f8896b977613799d10a7b33-65.html#unique-entry-id-65http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/2651688c4f8896b977613799d10a7b33-65.html#unique-entry-id-65Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netTexas2008-12-05T17:56:39-06:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/582bcf751d2240b85a63abb1ac72c391-64.html#unique-entry-id-64http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/582bcf751d2240b85a63abb1ac72c391-64.html#unique-entry-id-64
Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMassachusetts2008-11-14T15:48:11-06:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/d04fabc430b5ceec88a11389b44dfd0e-63.html#unique-entry-id-63http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/d04fabc430b5ceec88a11389b44dfd0e-63.html#unique-entry-id-63The following statement was released today by the Roman Catholic Bishops in Massachusetts:
 
We, the Roman Catholic Bishops in Massachusetts, as pastors and teachers, are compelled to speak in support of marriage in light of a recent advertising campaign promoting adultery in the Commonwealth. 
                  
The ads encourage the use of an online dating service for married persons contemplating adulterous relationships.  This wrongful enterprise threatens not only the oldest and most foundational of human institutions but also the common good of all.
           
Marriage requires honesty, loyalty, trust, self-sacrifice, personal responsibility, respect, and commitment.  Marriage is a vocation that benefits all of society by building and strengthening human relationships within the family home and beyond with relatives, neighbors and one’s community.  Marriage is the basis for the family, the fundamental human society.  A healthy committed marriage helps to insure the well-being of children, create social stability and improve the quality of life for all citizens.
 
The activity promoted by this advertising effort will not benefit families and the ads send the wrong message to our young.  The ad campaign will further erode the unique and important role that marriage has in contributing to the common good.  Where marriage is weakened the social cost is enormous.  We commend those media outlets that have refused this advertising and ask that other media outlets do the same.
 
We honor and support those couples who have committed themselves to each other in the vocation of marriage and offer prayers that they remain strong in the face of increasing social pressures to abandon their promise of fidelity.]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netIowa2008-11-13T09:53:03-06:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/e71d0410aa2cc03f64dd58d56f7e83c2-62.html#unique-entry-id-62http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/e71d0410aa2cc03f64dd58d56f7e83c2-62.html#unique-entry-id-62

• Election news: Pope congratulates Sen. Obama; Democrats increase majority in the Iowa General Assembly
• Iowa Catholic Conference board approves resolution on Postville, releases legislative concerns
• U.S. bishops address Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA); issues statement on the economy
• Study finds lower income Iowans pay a greater percentage of their income in taxes
• Alliance for School Choice begins campaign
• Read more . . .

]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMichigan2008-11-05T13:00:07-06:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/d0b866b6ce7baf899293d695997a5c64-61.html#unique-entry-id-61http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/d0b866b6ce7baf899293d695997a5c64-61.html#unique-entry-id-61Paul A. Long made the following comments today after Proposal 08-2 passed
by a vote of 52-48:

"The margin of victory for Proposal 2 undoubtedly would have been much
wider if it were not for the dedicated opposition of the Catholic Church in
Michigan.  Every priest, deacon, religious and layperson who helped spread
the Church's teaching that all human life, no matter how small, must be
protected and defended, is to be praised for their courageous witness and
dedication to the Truth.  Michigan Catholic Conference is honored to have
served with several hundred individuals and prominent grassroots
organizations, medical professionals and elected officials through the
MiCAUSE coalition in an effort to protect and preserve life in this great
state.

"Regrettably, we exist in a society that seeks immediate gratification and
pleasure, with a damaging tendency to fall victim to emotional appeals that
lack any notion of good public policy.  Enshrining in the state
constitution a measure that prohibits the legislature from enacting any
oversight or accountability measures related to the destruction of human
embryos has unsettling consequences for the future. Considering embryonic
stem cell research was legal and ongoing in Michigan before the passage of
Proposal 2, it is impossible not to view this measure as anything but the
creation of a new industry structured around the unregulated destruction of
human life.

"The Church’s teaching in support of stem cell research that does not
destroy the human embryo is clearer today than it was before this campaign
began.  Despite the passage of Proposal 2, Michigan Catholic Conference
will continue to advocate before our elected officials for the promotion of
ethical and proven stem cell research that today is benefiting those who
are ill and suffering.  Yet any attempt within the Legislature, whether by
statute or appropriation, to expand further the destruction of human life
in the name of research will meet the immediate opposition of the Michigan
Catholic Conference."

Michigan Catholic Conference is the official public policy voice of the
Catholic Church in this state.]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netArizona2008-10-30T12:23:03-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/db68bccd7126ec5b24878c801eb1d61e-60.html#unique-entry-id-60http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/db68bccd7126ec5b24878c801eb1d61e-60.html#unique-entry-id-60www.azcatholicconference.org to view our candidate survey or Voter’s Guide. Thank you VERY much]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netFlorida2008-10-30T10:14:23-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/0e0f0484619ed1b8b99095f9ad71a983-58.html#unique-entry-id-58http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/0e0f0484619ed1b8b99095f9ad71a983-58.html#unique-entry-id-58
Find out more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMichigan2008-10-29T12:34:52-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/a8692558cc3d814cc111c1a541559415-57.html#unique-entry-id-57http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/a8692558cc3d814cc111c1a541559415-57.html#unique-entry-id-57Please click the logo below for more information about MiCAUSE (Michigan Citizens Against Unrestricted Science and Experimentation), to learn how Proposal 2 Goes 2 Far, and for more information about the Catholic Church’s teaching on stem cell research.
Read more…]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netTexas2008-10-29T09:38:25-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/343643d12e3e298525ef267b38614908-55.html#unique-entry-id-55http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/343643d12e3e298525ef267b38614908-55.html#unique-entry-id-55
Read more . . . ]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netNorth Dakota2008-10-27T12:09:15-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/250f111c2f09d474bc78e45a8a43b702-54.html#unique-entry-id-54http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/250f111c2f09d474bc78e45a8a43b702-54.html#unique-entry-id-54Read more…]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netKansas2008-10-17T07:28:02-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/b61b7cada50f323a15c1e246e3ea24cd-53.html#unique-entry-id-53http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/b61b7cada50f323a15c1e246e3ea24cd-53.html#unique-entry-id-53Election season is upon us, and faithful Catholics in Kansas are preparing to fulfill their civic duty by voting.  While the Catholic Church does not endorse candidates or parties, it does have a solemn responsibility to help Catholics properly form their consciences in preparation for this important act of citizenship. To this end, the four Kansas bishops have produced a document offering pastoral guidance to the faithful as they contemplate the choices before them on Election Day.

Read More . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMichigan2008-10-15T11:07:17-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/0620a9e65e4011e2f2322cad2854f69a-52.html#unique-entry-id-52http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/0620a9e65e4011e2f2322cad2854f69a-52.html#unique-entry-id-52 Visit page…
]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netConnecticut2008-10-11T10:34:27-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/8b9733d89dfb17fe9fa6d5e009526dc5-51.html#unique-entry-id-51http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/8b9733d89dfb17fe9fa6d5e009526dc5-51.html#unique-entry-id-51
Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMichigan2008-10-03T10:55:15-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/2b3aeec02b15a54f5af9c7fcd2b61152-49.html#unique-entry-id-49http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/2b3aeec02b15a54f5af9c7fcd2b61152-49.html#unique-entry-id-49The Catholic bishops of Michigan are urging Catholics and all people of good will to vote No on Proposal 2. This proposed constitutional amendment, which will appear on the November general election ballot, seeks to permit the unregulated and unrestricted destruction of human embryos for experimental purposes. The proposal does nothing to advance ethical and proven adult stem cell research, which the Church supports.

Please click the logo below for more information about MiCAUSE (Michigan Citizens Against Unrestricted Science and Experimentation), to learn how Proposal 2 Goes 2 Far, and for more information about the Catholic Church’s teaching on stem cell research.

Read more…]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMassachusetts2008-10-02T11:22:22-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/06c1c5e82f866ab193dd8cd63c3232aa-48.html#unique-entry-id-48http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/06c1c5e82f866ab193dd8cd63c3232aa-48.html#unique-entry-id-48The Massachusetts Catholic Conference has issued a bulletin insert that addresses how Catholics are to fulfill their role as citizens in and outside of the voting booth.  The MCC document uses a question and answer format to introduce and summarize the 2007 statement of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.”  The four Ordinaries of Boston, Fall River, Springfield and Worcester will be distributing the MCC bulletin insert to their pastors, requesting that it be duplicated and made available in their parishes in October.  The text of the bulletin insert, entitled “Citizenship and the Well-Informed Conscience,” is included below and a pdf version can be downloaded online at http://www.macathconf.org/08-FaithfulCitizenshipBulletinInsertEnglish.pdf.  Spanish and Portuguese versions will soon be uploaded to the MCC website.]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netTexas2008-09-26T15:19:37-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/857a554cdb62bcf4f65cb9aa37e67051-47.html#unique-entry-id-47http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/857a554cdb62bcf4f65cb9aa37e67051-47.html#unique-entry-id-47On September 18, 2008, TCC Executive Director Andrew Rivas testified to the State Senate Committee on International Relations & Trade on the topic of Border Violence. "As a Church that proclaims all human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society, the Bishops understand that crime undermines the common good and criminal behavior threatens the lives and dignity of others. As pastors and teachers of the Gospel, the Bishops call all of us to restore respect for law and life by protecting and rebuilding our communities, by confronting crime without vengeance, and by defending life without taking life."...click]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netArizona2008-09-26T09:09:06-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/97926a40ca93cbf382c1fcdc21318c00-46.html#unique-entry-id-46http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/97926a40ca93cbf382c1fcdc21318c00-46.html#unique-entry-id-46www.azcatholicconference.org. Included in the ACC Voter's Guide are races covering the U.S. Congress, Corporation Commission, State Senate, and State House.
Pursuant to Internal Revenue Service requirements for churches and nonprofit organizations, this document does not endorse candidates or indicate our support or opposition to the questions. The ACC Voter's Guide, however, is an excellent source of information on the candidates' positions on current issues that may be reproduced and distributed in your churches.
While visiting our website, please take a moment to sign up for legislative alerts and keep up on the latest information.
For your convenience, you can now go directly to our website and view the ACC Voter's Guide by clicking here. ]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netIllinois2008-09-23T10:39:26-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/c8836eac0987442182ac776a3cb68fbd-45.html#unique-entry-id-45http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/c8836eac0987442182ac776a3cb68fbd-45.html#unique-entry-id-45
* September 17, 2008 - St. George, Tinley Park - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
* September 30, 2008 - St. Clements, Chicago - 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
* October 11, 2008 - Peoria Council of Catholic Women - 10:00 a.m.
* October 14, 2008 - Office of Peace & Justice - Archdiocese of Chicago & DePaul Catholic Studies Program - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
* October 19, 2008 - St. Michael's, Chicago - 5:00 p.m.
* October 20, 2008 - Faithful Citizenship, St. Matthew, Champaign - 7:00 p.m.
* October 21, 2008 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Chicago - 7:00 p.m.
* October 25, 2008 - Vote a Clear Conscience, Galesburg; Notre Dame, Peoria - 3:00 p.m.]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netIllinois2008-09-23T10:37:16-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/71ef5dc0ac3602b783fbf638ecf66902-44.html#unique-entry-id-44http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/71ef5dc0ac3602b783fbf638ecf66902-44.html#unique-entry-id-44
For press release click here.

For statement click here.]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMichigan2008-09-23T10:34:01-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/932d2848a7ef10c85e0e7f8536490d96-43.html#unique-entry-id-43http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/932d2848a7ef10c85e0e7f8536490d96-43.html#unique-entry-id-43Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netFlorida2008-09-17T10:35:09-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/bd78cde0cc18e6b9b4cad1b157981467-42.html#unique-entry-id-42http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/bd78cde0cc18e6b9b4cad1b157981467-42.html#unique-entry-id-42Vote with a properly formed conscience in order to defend human life and protect dignity
Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netTexas2008-09-10T12:10:16-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/79b1d4d8c34488319ee64477dcae594d-41.html#unique-entry-id-41http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/79b1d4d8c34488319ee64477dcae594d-41.html#unique-entry-id-41The Texas Catholic Correctional Ministries invites all who are involved in correctional ministry to their third annual statewide conference. Speakers will include Bishop Kevin Vann, who will discuss Catholic Theology supporting Criminal Justice Ministry; as well as Bryan Collier, Deputy Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, who will speak on what TDCJ is trying to do to improve Criminal Justice in Texas and what faith-based groups can do to help. For a schedule and registration form, click here.]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMinnesota2008-09-08T09:29:57-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/afbc9c13c2a5e12d50dad158a8f89321-40.html#unique-entry-id-40http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/afbc9c13c2a5e12d50dad158a8f89321-40.html#unique-entry-id-40The State Primary Election is less than one week away! When you vote in the State Primary, you help choose the candidates that will appear on the ballot in the General Election. We are called to participate in all phases of the election process, because "responsible citizenship is a virtue, and participation in political life is a moral obligation." Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States, 2007, Number 13. To learn more about becoming a faithful citizen, visit the USCCBs' Faithful Citizenship Web site at www.faithfulcitizenship.org.
When you vote on Tuesday, September 9, your Ballot Card will include both a State Partisan Primary Ballot and a State and County Nonpartisan Ballot.
On the State Partisan Primary Ballot, you will be voting for Federal Offices (U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative) and State Office (State Representative). You will be permitted to vote for candidates from one political party only.
On the State and County Nonpartisan Primary Ballot, you will be voting for Judicial Offices (Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justices and District Court Judge). The candidates' party affiliation will not be provided. ]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netIowa2008-09-08T07:36:57-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/0cd1a3eb3264d050a546f7c7051e08ff-38.html#unique-entry-id-38http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/0cd1a3eb3264d050a546f7c7051e08ff-38.html#unique-entry-id-38FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP
Now that the party conventions are completed, the race to Election Day, Nov. 4th, is really underway. For more information from a Catholic perspective on the race for the presidency, you can read your diocesan newspaper or visit www.catholicnews.com.
As you know, the church does not endorse candidates or political parties, but we will be contributing to the political process through our "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship" materials. These are planned to be available on our web site by early October.
The Iowa Catholic Conference and other Catholic organizations in the state are co-sponsoring "Faithful Citizenship" presentations. At these meetings, participants will be able to discuss what issues are important to them and learn what the church has to say about voting and the formation of conscience. Here's an updated list of the presentations:
http://www.iowacatholicconference.org" rel="self">Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netArizona2008-09-04T18:06:59-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/32f178d99466a6b4ec6a469e9fae3cac-37.html#unique-entry-id-37http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/32f178d99466a6b4ec6a469e9fae3cac-37.html#unique-entry-id-37Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netWisconsin2008-09-04T14:30:02-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/a4c75ed5c8efbccfe9b029fed159fa7c-36.html#unique-entry-id-36http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/a4c75ed5c8efbccfe9b029fed159fa7c-36.html#unique-entry-id-36In 2008, as in past election years, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of Wisconsin’s bishops, has prepared a series of resources to help Catholics reflect on their duties as faithful citizens.

The materials consist of a nine-week series of bulletin inserts. Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netFlorida2008-09-04T07:42:38-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/d79620b51eefc8207bb3bb09e47de8e7-35.html#unique-entry-id-35http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/d79620b51eefc8207bb3bb09e47de8e7-35.html#unique-entry-id-35
"We are very disappointed in the Court’s ruling,’’ said D. Michael McCarron, executive director of the Florida Catholic Conference.

Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netTexas2008-08-29T14:39:51-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/e5ea67505e1934c88d8d73f62f741b5d-34.html#unique-entry-id-34http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/e5ea67505e1934c88d8d73f62f741b5d-34.html#unique-entry-id-34
Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netRhode Island2008-08-29T14:36:42-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/4587e82a21b40f4b0fbeee2453315635-33.html#unique-entry-id-33http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/4587e82a21b40f4b0fbeee2453315635-33.html#unique-entry-id-33Read more...]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netNorth Dakota2008-08-29T14:34:26-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/72eef76347f5b606b61bcffc98a2cfec-32.html#unique-entry-id-32http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/72eef76347f5b606b61bcffc98a2cfec-32.html#unique-entry-id-32Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netNew York2008-08-29T14:29:23-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/efe876a9caa70082eede355a43565038-31.html#unique-entry-id-31http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/efe876a9caa70082eede355a43565038-31.html#unique-entry-id-31
Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netNew Hampshire2008-08-29T14:03:09-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/7a33d80f3165f625ab232536f95a8b96-30.html#unique-entry-id-30http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/7a33d80f3165f625ab232536f95a8b96-30.html#unique-entry-id-30
From our reading of the creation account of Genesis, which depicts God as a creative laborer, we have learned to regard work as sacred. God, the original "worker," has bestowed on human beings the capacity to share in God's creativity, thereby making work itself a holy activity.

Read more . . . ]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netNebraska2008-08-29T14:01:04-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/a0056255c783990627382e741b427074-29.html#unique-entry-id-29http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/a0056255c783990627382e741b427074-29.html#unique-entry-id-29
The 2008 Pro Life Conference

"Celebrating 40 Years of Humanae Vitae"

October 10 & 11, 2008 - Lincoln

Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMissouri2008-08-29T13:57:55-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/54d99965e37aab9672fb0d4463ad0d9d-28.html#unique-entry-id-28http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/54d99965e37aab9672fb0d4463ad0d9d-28.html#unique-entry-id-28
Read more . . . ]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMichigan2008-08-28T07:51:55-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/a39899f9256df65cb4ceb8d7a94eeff8-26.html#unique-entry-id-26http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/a39899f9256df65cb4ceb8d7a94eeff8-26.html#unique-entry-id-26Michigan Catholic Conference has joined the ballot question committee Michigan Citizens Against Unrestricted Science and Experimentation, MiCAUSE, which represents a growing number of individuals and grassroots organizations opposed to this most radical ballot proposal.
Embryo destructive research is neither pro-life nor consistent with the Church’s strong social justice message.
Updates on the campaign working against Proposal 2 can be found at www.micause.com

• Pope Benedict XVI: “Stem Cells: What Future for Therapy?
• USCCB: Stem Cells and Hope for Patients
• Ballot Wording for Proposal 2
• Constitutional Amendment

]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMichigan2008-08-27T21:29:10-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/62296f74a3fd95406bb3f4237474b93d-25.html#unique-entry-id-25http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/62296f74a3fd95406bb3f4237474b93d-25.html#unique-entry-id-25press release…]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netMaryland2008-08-27T21:24:01-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/40daeb2adda6474e9695d7baf32d0ffe-24.html#unique-entry-id-24http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/40daeb2adda6474e9695d7baf32d0ffe-24.html#unique-entry-id-24Deputy Director Russell Appointed as Successor

Richard J. Dowling, who has served as the Catholic Church’s chief policy advocate in Annapolis for nearly a quarter century as executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, will retire before the end of the year.

The Maryland-serving bishops have appointed Mary Ellen Russell, the Conference’s deputy director for education and family life, to succeed him.

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]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netKentucky2008-08-27T21:19:31-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/3e3b3e0bfff381086a653050209493f9-23.html#unique-entry-id-23http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/3e3b3e0bfff381086a653050209493f9-23.html#unique-entry-id-23WITNESS, is now available. Featured articles focus on poverty in Kentucky, do's and don'ts during an election year, child sexual abuse, Genesis and evolution, and others.]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netKentucky2008-08-27T21:18:59-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/497aee252265253ee94f998e01cebd47-22.html#unique-entry-id-22http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/497aee252265253ee94f998e01cebd47-22.html#unique-entry-id-22ndcatholic@csicable.netIowa2008-08-27T21:09:42-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/e94c70061f09fe7b1dbeca5d61bd1b93-21.html#unique-entry-id-21http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/e94c70061f09fe7b1dbeca5d61bd1b93-21.html#unique-entry-id-21
Subjects Included:

* New web resources on voting available - Faithful Citizenship events to be held around the state

* National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors meeting - discussions on religious liberty and immigration

* School choice -- tax credits and transportation costs

* Are political conventions still worth your attention?

* Quick note on flood relief

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"We are pleased with the ruling because it is a pivotal step toward safeguarding health, education and social service programs in which Floridians benefit through the participation of faith-based providers," said D. Michael McCarron, executive director of the Florida Catholic Conference. “All Floridians, particularly the vulnerable and in need, deserve the opportunity to benefit from programs with a secular purpose provided by religious organizations.”

Read more . . . ]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netConnecticut2008-08-27T20:56:17-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/1286617edb08f732223beded35f08ad9-18.html#unique-entry-id-18http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/1286617edb08f732223beded35f08ad9-18.html#unique-entry-id-18Connecticut Catholic Advocacy Network Newsletter released. ]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netColorado2008-08-27T20:52:25-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/653e8cc44795b06c5ff596ed1e10165e-17.html#unique-entry-id-17http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/653e8cc44795b06c5ff596ed1e10165e-17.html#unique-entry-id-17Read more . . .]]>ndcatholic@csicable.netCalifornia2008-08-27T20:50:53-05:00http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/cd60b70ee8a0932953f4f11c5e585e2a-16.html#unique-entry-id-16http://www.nasccd.org/news/files/cd60b70ee8a0932953f4f11c5e585e2a-16.html#unique-entry-id-16
"The issue before us with Proposition 8 is ... that marriage is the ideal relationship between a man and a woman for the purpose of procreation and the continuation of the human race."

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