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 June 2009 Bishops: Get involved in health care debateORLANDO | Just before details began to emerge from the Obama administration and congressional committees about their proposals for reforming the nation’s health care system, Florida’s bishops helped the U.S. bishops urge the faithful to participate in the debate. The Florida Catholic Conference, which represents the state’s bishops on public policy matters, sent out an e-mail action alert June 8 to members of its Advocacy Network noting that U.S. Senate and House committees were likely to begin discussing specific legislative proposals the following week. The bishops encouraged Catholic Floridians to contact Sens. Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez as well as their congressional representative to ask them “to support health care reform that respects human life and dignity, from its earliest beginnings to its natural end.” MORE... Denise O’Toole Kelly | 06.17.09 | Return To Top The death penalty: Voices unite for louder oppositionORLANDO | The death penalty. The very phrase provokes extremes of emotion, a passion for punishment or a passion for life. It’s a final solution that in the eyes of the Catholic Church isn’t a solution at all except in extremely rare cases, but yet another step creating more violence and victims. Polls show a growing number of Americans, and particularly American Catholics, are seeing the matter in the same light as the Vatican and the U.S. and Florida bishops. The voices joining in the mounting call for an end to the use of the death penalty are coming from varied, and in some cases surprising, quarters. This 12–part feature by Laura Dodson and Denise O’Toole Kelly begins here. 06.17.09 | Return To Top The Knight is young in FloridaORLANDO | Joseph Coicou helped revive a Knights of Columbus council. He serves as his council’s program director. He’s the deputy grand Knight. And he is only 25-years-old. Coicou, Martin Dunne and others are breathing new life into a Catholic institution that, like other institutions in Florida, seemed to be the realm of retirees. They bring proof that there is room for young blood in the Knights of Columbus. Read the full story here. Lynn Ramsey | 06.03.09 | Return To Top Florida Catholic recognized for journalism qualityORLANDO | Three organizations honored the Florida Catholic and its writers and editors with national and statewide awards in late May for features, news, columns, headlines and editorials, as well as for overall quality of the newspaper’s Web site and its Miami print edition. The seven awards were announced between May 27-30 by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, the Society of Professional Journalists South Florida Chapter and National Right to Life. 06.01.09 | Return To Top Be not afraid … amid the challenging economyHeadlines and newscasts have blared the sad state of the global economy over the past year and yet for many it’s a blip on the radar screen. But for columnist Debra Tomaselli and her family, economic reality recently hit home – literally. In her monthly column, Emmaus Walk, Debra writes of the heart wrenching decision she and her husband experienced when they could no longer afford the home of 14 years that housed their family and so many cherished memories. Read, “Be not afraid … amid the challenging economy” and see why Debra concludes, “Our God really is an awesome God.” 06.01.09 | Return To Top |
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