Parents have a right to choose the education best suited to the needs of their children, including public, private, and religious schools. Professor John T. James, coordinator of Catholic Education Programs at St. Louis University, gave a presentation at the MCC Annual Assembly, titled: “School Choice: Where We Are and What We Can Do.” In [...]
At the Missouri Catholic Conference’s 2012 Annual Assembly in October, participants heard an address from the Most Reverend Emmanuel Kerketta, the bishop of Jashpur, India. The bishop told many horrific stories of the violence against Christians now underway. People who convert to Christianity can be harassed and even tortured. Yet the faith continues to grow. [...]
Baltimore Archbishop William Lori gave a popular and timely address to those attending the Missouri Catholic Conference’s Annual Assembly on religious liberty on Oct. 6. Due to the popularity of the address, we have posted it here. The keynote was part of a day of workshops and networking by Catholics from across the state, Iowa, [...]
The October issue of Good News is available to read online now, by clicking here. This issue has excerpts of Baltimore Archbishop William Lori’s keynote to the Annual Assembly on Oct. 6.
A Powerpoint presentation on the rising costs of health care, lack of insurance coverage for the poor, Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act. The workshop was presented at the Missouri Catholic Conference’s Annual Assembly on Oct. 6, 2012, by Brian Colby, policy director, for Missouri Health Advocacy Alliance. The full presentation, can be viewed [...]
More than 550 people attended the Missouri Catholic Conference’s Annual Assembly on Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Missouri Capitol Building in Jefferson City. Archbishop William Lori, gave a moving keynote address on religious liberty. For a excerpt of the keynote, please go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAZXghIAV30&feature=share&list=UU8lCloTZLlrr7f8u0HYKtvg There were 15 workshops held, featuring 18 presenters. Topics discussed ranged from [...]
We are sending this update early because we will be busy Friday setting up in the Capitol building for our 2012 Annual Assembly, which will be held Saturday. This assembly will feature Baltimore Archbishop William Lori, who heads up the U.S. Catholic bishops’ national effort to defend our religious freedoms. There has been a lot [...]
Next week – Saturday, October 6 – is fast approaching. Have you registered for the MCC’s Annual Assembly? There’s still time. A lot of attention has focused on our keynoter, Baltimore Archbishop William Lori, but don’t overlook the many exciting workshops on tap. The workshops will cover a variety of issues, including school choice, end [...]
After overriding Gov. Nixon’s veto of the religious liberty bill (Senate Bill 749), what better person to have as the keynote speaker for the Missouri Catholic Conference’s Annual Assembly than the chief spokesperson for the U.S. Bishops on religious freedom issues, Archbishop William Lori? Archbishop Lori is a native of Louisville, Ky. He is the [...]
The 2012 MCC Annual Assembly will include a workshop by John Langton, a political science professor at Westminster College in Fulton, on the influence of money in American politics. He will discuss legislative efforts to regulate campaign contributions and discuss recent Supreme Court decisions on the issue. Participants will consider whether campaign contributions are a [...]