Joint Religious Legislative Coalition
Press Advisory
Minnesota Statehood Day Vigil for the Common Good
May 10, 2011 – On Statehood Day, Wednesday May 11, hundreds of faith leaders, religious advocates, and faithful citizens from all across Minnesota will converge on the Capitol in St. Paul to observe Minnesota’s Statehood Day with an Interfaith Vigil for the Common Good, [...]
Marriage Amendment at the goal line! House likely to vote Thursday; protect marriage NOW
Come to the Capitol on Thursday to support Marriage Amendment
The marriage amendment is coming up for a vote in the House this week. There will likely be a full floor vote on Thursday.
We are asking people to go to the Capitol on [...]
Jason Adkins Hopes to Build Common Ground among Catholics and Across Party Lines
St. Paul, Minn.—Minnesota’s Catholics have a new voice at the State Legislature and in the public square.
The State’s Roman Catholic bishops have appointed attorney Jason Adkins to lead the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) as its executive director. The MCC is the public [...]
Inside this issue: FY2011 Spending Update; CCUSA Hosts National Hill Day; Congress Goes on Recess; Farewell; Let us know!
Fr. David McCauley, the Interim Executive Director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, will be stepping down from his post to re-enter retirement. His last day at the MCC will be Friday, March 25th, 2011.
A new Executive Director has been appointed by the MCC’s Board of Directors and will begin on Monday, March 28th. More information [...]
Inside this Issue: New Short-Term Extension Bill; Senate Rejects Two Spending Proposals; House Approves Legislation to Eliminate Foreclosure Relief; Live Webcast on Immigration; Let us know!
Inside this issue: Update on FY2011 Spending; President Unveils FY 2012 Spending Priorities; CCUSA Annual Gathering and Poverty Summit — 2011 Call for Workshops; Summer Food Service Webinar; Let us know!
Operation Rice Bowl provides vital assistance to poor around the world through Lenten Sacrifice
Baltimore, MD, March 3, 2011 – This year Pope Benedict XVI’s Lenten message invites Catholics to consider the traditions of fasting and sacrifices. “For Christians,” the Holy Father said, “fasting, far from being depressing, opens us ever more to God and to [...]
Read The Conference Program for a USCCB-Catholic University sponsored conference on immigration that will take place on March 21st. For those of you outside of the DC region and interested in any part of the conference, the entire event will be webcast over the internet. We will send out the URL for the conference webcast and [...]
On Thursday, February 17, Fr. David McCauley, Interim Executive Director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, was the keynote speaker for the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition’s (JRLC) Day on the Hill. What follows below is the full text of his speech.
It’s a frightening honor for me to stand here before you this morning. I have viewed [...]
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