The Meaning of Human Dignity on Real Presence Live
Chris Motz on the meaning of human dignity and how we can address the death penalty as Catholics on Real Presence Live.
Faith & Politics – Episode 3
Abraham Lincoln, the virtues of prudence and moderation, and exploring the ways in which Lincoln’s thought on labor and property resonates with the church’s social doctrine, are the topic on this episode with special guest Jon Schaff, Professor of Political Science at Northern State University.
Joint Statement Regarding the Execution of Charles Rhines
Bishop Paul J. Swain, Bishop of Sioux Falls, and the Very Reverend Michel Mulloy, Diocesan Administrator of Rapid City. Pursuant to a Warrant of Execution, today the state of South Dakota intends to execute inmate Charles Rhines. On this occasion, as the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux Read more…
Faith & Politics – Episode 2
Emily Leedom, Director of Marriage, Family and Respect Life for the diocese of Sioux Falls, is our guest on this episode. October is Respect Life Month! Emily gets in depth about her most recent read, The Soul of the Apostolate by Jean-Baptiste Chautard, O.C.S.O.
Faith & Politics – Episode 1
Commercial Surrogacy w/ Jennifer Lahl. Ms. Lahl is a pediatric nurse, bioethicist, president of the Center for Bioethics & Culture, documentary filmmaker, and international expert on commercial surrogacy. In the inaugural episode, she tells the story of Kelly Martinez, a South Dakota woman and three-time commercial surrogate.
Being Reasonable in an Age of Un-Reason
At a recent Sunday Mass, my parish priest joyfully announced that those children “who have attained the age of reason will be receiving their First Holy Communion today.” My eldest daughter, Frances, was among them. Franny wore my wife’s godmother’s vintage dress, and my wife made her a flower-topped veil. Read more…
Reality is a Gift to us From God
Dr. Chris and guest cohost Chris Motz discuss the fact that reality isn’t what I want it to be, but is a gift to us from God.
HR 1003
House Bill No. 1003 Our Position: Support Brief Description: The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports the adoption of House Resolution 1003, a resolution expressing appropriate sadness and dismay at the recent passage of an expansive abortion law in New York state. It further requests that the governor designate a day of Read more…
Catholics at the Capitol on Real Presence Live
Catholics at the Capitol in St. Paul, MN, hosts Michael Wilde and Fr. Bryan Kujawa joined Chris Motz of the South Dakota Catholic Conference to get an update on their legislative session and talk about how, despite being a conservative state, challenges like relativism are creeping in.
HB 1243
House Bill No. 1243 Our Position: Oppose Brief Description: The South Dakota Catholic Conference opposes the passage of House Bill 1243, legislation which would alter South Dakota criminal law to recognize “sexual orientation or gender identity” as protected legal classifications of persons. HB 1243 does not propose to define this Read more…
HB 1193
House Bill No. 1193 Our Position: Support Brief Description: The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports the passage of House Bill 1193, a bill to criminalize threatening a pregnant mother with murder, assault, or kidnapping in order to force an abortion. HB 1193 would codify greater protections for mothers, and would Read more…
Religious Freedom
Religious Freedom is the right to practice one’s faith without coercion or fear, without obstacle or opposition. Religious freedom is a right granted by God, to all human beings. It has its origin in human dignity: we’re all created for the transcendent, and by nature we’re attracted to it and Read more…
HB 1225
House Bill No. 1225 Our Position: Support Brief Description: The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports the passage of House Bill 1225. Like Senate Bill 49, which was voted down in the Senate Education committee January 24, HB 1225 would void the South Dakota High School Activities Association “transgender procedure” of 2015, which permits youth Read more…
The Family
The family, as intended by God, is the faithful union between a man and a woman open to the blessing of children. It is the foundation stone upon which human society is built and sustained. The marginalization of the core moral values necessary for the flourishing of the family is Read more…
SB 85
Senate Bill No. 85 Our Position: Support Brief Description: The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports the passage of Senate Bill 85, which would direct the state Department of Health to release its annual abortion report on July 1. The law currently provides for abortion data to be published November 15. Read more…
SB 72
Senate Bill No. 72 Position: Support Brief Description: The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports the passage of Senate Bill 72, which would codify a standardized form abortion facilities must use in communicating relevant information to a mother prior to an abortion. Currently, abortion facilities use consent forms that undermine the Read more…
SB 71
Senate Bill No. 71 Our Position: Support Brief Description: The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports the passage of Senate Bill 71, which would eliminate the death penalty as a criminal sentence for the seriously mentally ill convicted of capital crimes. The Catholic Church calls for a culture of life, and Read more…
HB 1055
House Bill No. 1055 Our Position: Support Brief Description: The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports the passage of House Bill 1055. HB 1055 would require a physician to obtain parental consent prior to the institution of an order to withhold resuscitation for a child in South Dakota. Also known as “Simon’s Read more…
The Dignity of Life
That all life is sacred and has dignity, from conception to natural death, is a truth we must never tire of speaking, especially in those circumstances where the lives of the voiceless and vulnerable are at stake. It is an unspeakable travesty that our country has permitted the legal abortion Read more…
Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Social Teaching, sometimes called the Church’s social doctrine, is that body of teaching and reflection that helps us to form a moral framework for how to approach and respond to society’s challenges of ordering and governing our life together in the world. The truths that social teaching proposes are Read more…