- Religious freedom is vital
(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2104-2109)- For everybody
(Catechism, 2106)
- For everybody
Religious Freedom and the Catholic Church
Here's what Catholic leaders in America said recently:"DC religious freedom event stresses role of liberty in America"I'm concerned, too. I take my faith seriously. It's not something I do for an hour on Sunday. My faith includes acting as if God matters: seven days a week.
Michelle Bauman, CNA/EWTN News (June 25, 2012)
"...Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, D.C. observed that 'the history of the United States is the story of the struggle for religious freedom.'...
"...The bishops have voiced concerns over growing threats to religious liberty both at home and overseas. Chief among these threats is a federal mandate that will require employers to offer health insurance plans that cover contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs, even if doing so violates their consciences...."
I also believe that all human beings are people, and that murder is wrong: even when it's legal. (Catechism, 2259-2262, 2268-2270)
People Protesting: This is Good
An open letter of protest, published earlier this year, was signed by a few hundred Catholic leaders (priests, religious, and laypeople). There's a list of their names at the end of this post.1 I linked to a copy of the letter in April:- "Support access to health care?
Protect conscience rights."
Open letter, "Catholic Organizations Respond to HHS 'Preventive Services' Mandate"
(from www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/conscience-protection/upload/Full_List_Webpage_CURRENT.pdf (April 20, 2012))
Maybe, after the November election, we'll have more politicos with ethical standards. Stranger things have happened.
Religious Freedom: It's Important
"...Bishops from every diocese in the U.S. have joined individuals and organizations from a wide variety of religious backgrounds in protesting the mandate for infringing on the religious freedom of those who object to it....What the Cardinal said is explicitly Christian: understandably, since he's a Cardinal, addressing about a thousand fellow-Catholics.
"...'The greatest gift that humanity has received is the Son of God, Jesus Christ,' he [Cardinal Wuerl] explained, and it is in Church - the 'living witness' - that we embrace Christ today....
(Michelle Bauman, CNA/EWTN News )
I also think it's prudent to remember that we're not the only folks who have noticed that something's gone horribly wrong in America:
- "Muslim, Christian, Jewish leaders sign joint letter against HHS mandate"
Catholic News Service (June 25, 2012)
A Time for Both
"...'There's a time to be on one's knees,' he [Cardinal Wuerl] said, observing that his remarks would be followed by Benediction and all would kneel to acknowledge the 'presence of our Lord.'I think now is a good time to stand up.
"However, he added, there is 'also a time to stand up.'
" 'Today, we are reminded as we look back over our history and we look at our freedoms, that there are some things worth standing for,' the cardinal said. 'And religious liberty is one of them.' "
(Michelle Bauman, CNA/EWTN News )
Acres of Screed?
The November election coming up. I'm not looking forward to what probably will be several months of emotion-drenched articles and posts: the gist of which is 'I'm right, and anyone who disagrees is icky.'Aside from being unpleasant to read, that sort of screed is unlikely to convince folks who are not as emotionally whipped up. It's more likely, I think, to confirm negative stereotypes being flung by opposing views.
Speak Out: And Make Sense
Folks who prefer life to death have facts on our side. But we need to use our brains, and sort out facts from 'I heard some guy say he heard' assertions, rumors, and outright fantasies.I try to be careful about checking my facts, posted about this before, and put links under "Credibility," below.
Related posts:
- Religious Freedom
- "Decisions: Ethical, and Political"
(June 26, 2012)
Particularly - "Freedom to Act Like God Matters"
(June 23, 2012) - "John Fisher, Thomas More, and the Big Picture"
(June 22, 2012) - "Supporting Freedom, and Other Subversive Activity"
(June 22, 2012)
Particularly - "Decide: Life, or Death"
(June 21, 2012)
- "Decisions: Ethical, and Political"
- Credibility
- "Father Beheads Daughter, Singer Killed: Opine, But Check Your Facts!"
(June 19, 2012) - " 'A Consistent Ethic of Life,' Reality Checks About Religion, and a New Widget"
(April 27, 2012)
Particularly - "Catholics, Credulity, and Credibility"
(February 12, 2012) - "Lie and Hype for a Good Cause?!"
(November 28, 2011) - "Cultural Chaos, Divisiveness, and CNN"
(April 1, 2010)
- "Father Beheads Daughter, Singer Killed: Opine, But Check Your Facts!"
1 list of people signing on with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, in opposition to the American government's violation of religious liberty. (As of January 26, 2012)
Jason Adkins
Executive Director
Minnesota Catholic Conference
Karl P. Adler, MD
Archbishop's Delegate for Health Care
Archdiocese of New York
Louis J. Agnese, Jr, PhD
President
University of the Incarnate Word
Robert B. Aguirre
President
Catholic Association
of Latino Leaders
Rev. Philip A. Altavilla, VG
National President
Slovak Catholic Federation
Aaron K. Alton
President/CEO
SMP Health Care System
Carl A. Anderson
Supreme Knight
Knights of Columbus
Tony Aretz, PhD
President
College of Mount St. Joseph
Debbie Armstrong
Principal
St. Jude School
Rick Arnold
State Deputy
Knights of Columbus
Kay & Lonnie Arrington
Section Representatives
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Mercedes Arzu Wilson
President/Founder
Family of the Americas Foundation
Jodi Atkinson
President/CEO
St. Andrews Health Center
Rev. Thomas Au
Superintendent
St. John the Baptist School
Howard Avril
Principal
St. Helen School
Sr. Marjorie Ann Baez, DC
Chairman of the Board, Visiatrix
Daughters of Charity Health System
Andy Bagnall
President/CEO
St. Nicholas Hospital
Msgr. Liam Barr
Superintendent
St. Joseph School
Sr. Ann Bartko, OSC
Abbess
Poor Clares
Shelly Bauer
Principal
New Ulm Area Catholic Schools
Rev. William Beauchamp,
CSC
President
University of Portland
Rev. Michael Becker
Rector
St. John Vianney College Seminary
Shawn Bender, FCCP
Co-Director
Holy Family Center for Life
Larry Bernhardt
Executive Director
Catholic Charities North Dakota
John Bertini
Chairman of Board of Directors
St. Joseph Medical Center
Rev. James W. Bessert
Diocesan Chaplain
Knights of Columbus
F. DeKarlos Blackmon, OblSB
Supreme Knight/CEO
Knights of Peter Claver
Bill Blanke, MD
Family Physician and NFP Medical Consultant
Integrity Family Physicians
Steven E. Bogus
Executive Director
Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc.
Sr. Linda Marie Bolinski, SSCM
General Superior
Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Kol Bonna
President
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Rev. Kenneth Borowiak
Superintendent
St. Michael School
Br. Francis Boylan, CSC
Executive Director
Holy Cross Children's Services
William Brazier
Executive Director
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul - Detroit Council
Steve Bresnahan
Executive Director
Catholic Charities - Diocese of St. Cloud
Rev. Gary Brethour
Superintendent
St. Patrick School
Joe Brettnacher
Principal
Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School
Sr. Helen Jean Brinkman, FSE
Local Superior
Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
Rev. Thomas Brouillette
Superintendent
St. Cecilia Junior and High School, St. Michael School
Lee Boyles
Adminstrator
Oakes Community Hospital
Sr. Joanna Buckley, ISSM
Provincial Superior
Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary
Sr. Therese Buckley, ISSM
Principal
John Ireland Catholic School
Mother Mary of the Angels Bunty, SR
Superior
Sisters of Reparation of the Sacred Wounds of Jesus
Timothy N. Burchill
President/CEO
Ave Maria Village
Rev. Msgr. Paul J.E. Burkard
Pastor
Our Lady of Victory Shrine
Very Rev. John Byrnes, JCL
Trustee
Bishop Carroll Catholic High School
Davide M. Carbone, FACHE
CEO
St. Mary’s Medical Center
Mother M. Jennifer Carroll
Superior General
Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception
William Carroll, PhD
President
Benedictine University
Christiane Chagnon
International Regent
Daughters of Isabella
Tom Chapman
Executive Director
Iowa Catholic Conference
Sr. Donna Marie Chartraw, OSB
Prioress
Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel
Arturo Chavez, PhD
President/CEO
Mexican American Catholic College
Rev. Michael Christensen
Superintendent
St. Peter School
Craig Christianson
President/CEO
Sheyenne Care Center
Joe Cieply
National Director Men's Section Support
Local Coordinator of Apostolate - Ohio Valley Region Regnum Christi
Roxie Cieply
Women's Section Leader
Regnum Christi
Dr. Paul Cieslak
President
Portland Guild of Catholic Medical Association
Richard Clements
President
Serra Club
Joan Coffman
President/CEO
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Ray Cole
Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Council 4842
Rev. Gerald D. Coleman, SS
Vice President, Corporate Ethics
Daughters of Charity Health System
Teresa S. Collett
Professor of Law, University of St. Thomas School of Law
Director, Prolife Center at the University of St. Thomas (MN)
Sr. Therese Collison, SSND
Principal
John Ireland Catholic School
Tom Conklin
Executive Director
Catholic Family Services - Saginaw
Michael D. Connelly
President/CEO
Catholic Health Partners
Joe Connolly
President
Saint Albert Catholic School
Rev. Brian Connor
Superintendent
North American Martyrs School
Lisa Cook, FCCP
Co-Director
Holy Family Center for Life
Dr. Michael Coury
President
Pope John Paul II High School
Mother M. Regina Pacis Coury, FSGM
Provincial Superior
Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George
Sr. Mary Christine Cremin
Superior
Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma - Knoxville Community
Robert E. Crotty, Esq
President
The Guild of Catholic Lawyers of the Archdiocese of New York
William J. Cox
President/CEO
Alliance of Catholic Health Care
Rev. Mark T. Cregan, CSC
President
Stonehill College
Christopher Dadlez
President/CEO
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
John Damiani, DO
President
Christus Medicus Foundation
Bruce Davidson
President/CEO
Rosewood on Broadway
Barbara Q. Decker
President
Mercy College of Health Sciences
Dr. Jerry Deegan
President
Dowling Catholic High School
Faye Deich
Interim President/CEO
Sacred Heart Hospital
Rev. Patrick D. Delahanty
Executive Director
Catholic Conference of Kentucky
Gordon C. DeMarais
Founder & Executive Director
Saint Paul's Outreach
Rev. Douglas Dietrich
Superintendent
St. Mary School
Rev. Domenico DiRaimondo, MSPS
Provincial Superior
Missionaries of the Holy Spirit
Mariann Doeling, RN
Administrator
Carrington Health Center
Sr. Jacquelyn Doepker, OSF
Community Minister
Sisters of Saint Francis
Kathleen Donnellan
Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio
Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, SV
Superior General
Sisters of Life
Sr. Dianne Doughty, OSC
Abbess
Franciscan Poor Clare Nuns
Donald Drake
Lieutenant, Northern Lieutenancy
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
David Dries, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Professor of Surgery & Anesthesiology
HealthPartners Medical Group
Rev. Peter J. Drilling, ThD
President/Rector
Christ the King Seminary
Abbot Gregory Duerr, OSB
Abbot
Benedictine Monks
Sr. Karin Dufault, SP
Provincial Superior
Sisters of Providence
Rev. Thomas Dunavan
Superintendent
St. Andrew School
Sr. Diana Lynn Eckel, OSF
Congregational Minister
Sisters of St. Francis of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes
Pauline Economon, RN, MSN
Executive Director
FirstChoice Clinic
Sue Ek
Executive Director
Billings Ovulation Method Association - USA
James F. Ennis
Executive Director
National Catholic Rural Life
Conference
Robert Erickson
President/CEO
St. Francis Health Center
Marianne Evans Mount,
PhD
President
Catholic Distance University
Amy Falk
Executive Director
Caritas Clinics, Inc.
Dr. Angela Farmer
Director
St. Mary School System
Diocese of Owensboro
Nancy Farnham
CEO
Maryhill Manor
Lawrence M. Fehrenbach
President
Catholic Kolping Society Cincinnati
Pietro Ferrari
Executive Director
Catholic Charities
Dr. Joseph Finley, Jr.
Principal
St. Mark School
Ambassador Raymond Flynn
Former Mayor of Boston
Thomas Flynn, PhD
President
Alvernia University
Scott Foss
Administrator
Benedictine Living Center of Garrison
Matthew Fox
President/CEO
Alexian Village of Tennessee
Sr. Donna Franklin, DC
Diocesan Director
Catholic Charities
Jon Frantsvog
Administrator/CEO
St. Benedict’s Health Center & Benedict Court
Rev. Al Fritsch, SJ
Director
Earth Healing Inc.
Tim Fuetsch
Principal
Our Lady of the Snows School
Rose Fuller
Executive Director
Northwest Family Services
Karen Gabbert
Administrator
St. Gerard’s Community Nursing Home
Br. James Gaffney
President
Lewis University
Michael Galligan-Stierle, PhD
President /CEO
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
Mary Gangelhoff
Principal
St. Mary Elementary School
Sr. Marcella Marie Garus,
CSSF
President
Villa Maria College
John Garvey, JD
President
The Catholic University
of America
Robert Genelin
Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Council 1509
Michael Gerard
Principal
St. Thomas Catholic School
Sheila Gilbert
President
National Council of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon
Learned Hand Professor of Law
Harvard University
Larry Glugosh
Supreme President
Slovak Catholic Sokol
Christopher Godfrey, JD
President
Life Athletes, Inc.
Sheila Gomez
Executive Director
Catholic Charities - Palm Beach
Rev. Christopher Goodwin
Superintendent
St. John Nepomucene
Sr. Andrea Marie Graham, OP
Superior
Oak Ridge Dominican Community
John Grahm
President/CEO
St. Mary’s of Michigan
Sr. Maria Fidelis Gray, OP
Principal
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School
Sr. Kathy Green, RSM
President
Sisters of Mercy
Eric A. Gregory
President
St. Thomas More Society of the Diocese of Richmond
Rev. Loras Grell
Superintendent
Sacred Heart School
Steve Grinnell
CEO
Lourdes Hospital
Ken Groya
Director
Catholic Cemeteries
Dr. Ray Gruby
President
Bismarck Catholic Physicians Guild
John M. Haas, PhD, STL
President
National Catholic Bioethics Center
Lee Hall
President
Legatus, Lexington Chapter
Sr. Maureen Hall
Community Director
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas
Ken Hackett
President
Catholic Relief Services
Rose Anne Hallgren
President
Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women
Tony C. Hanson
Administrator/CEO
Prince of Peace Care Center
Sr. Kristine Harpenau, OSB
Prioress
Sisters of St. Benedict
Jack Harris
Faithful Navigator
Knights of Columbus Assembly 612
Rev. Matthew Hartley
Administrator
St. Peter Catholic Parish
Stephen Hasenohrl
Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Council 1489
Steven Hauer
Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Council 1841
Kenneth Heinen
Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Council 13529
Robert C. Helmer, JD, PhD
President
Lourdes University
David A. Helmstetter
State Deputy
Ohio Knights of Columbus
The Very Rev. Larry J. Hemmelgarn, CPPS
Provincial Director
Missionaries of the Precious Blood
Jan R. Hemstad, MD
President
Catholic Medical Association
Sr. Charlene Herinckx, SSMO
Superior General
Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon
Cheryl A. Hettman, PhD, RN
President
National Association of Catholic Nurses
Keith E. Heuser, FACHE, CNHA, FACHCA
Administrator
Mercy Hospital of Valley City
Rev. Richard Hockman, CSC
Local Superior
The United States Province of Priests and Brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross
Christine Hoehn
Director Newman Ministry
University of Southern Indiana
J.R. Hoffman, MD
Family Physician and NFP Medical Consultant
Jasper Family Physicians
Barb Honeycutt
Superintendent
Rapid City Catholic School System
Rev. Larry Hostetter
President
Brescia University
Richard Houck
President
Catholic Defense League
Andrew Houvouras
Principal
St. Clare School
Br. John Howard, CFA
Community Director
Community of Alexian Brothers
David Huber
President
Catholic Order of Foresters
John J. Hurley
President
Canisius College
Paul B. Hurley, Jr., PhD
President
Trocaire College
William D. Huston
President
St. Catharine College
Robert Issai
President/CEO
Daughters of Charity Health System
Mary Pat Jahner
Director
St. Gianna’s Maternity Home
Evan W. James
Student Officer
University of Minnesota Medical School - Catholic Medical Association Student Group
Tammy A. Jangula
Administrator
Manor St. Joseph
Rev. John Jenkins, CSC
President
University of Notre Dame
Jerome Jensen
Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus St. Francis Council
Mary Ann S. Johanek
National President
First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association
Rev. Lyle Johnson
Superintendent
St. John School
Patty Johnson
President
National Council of Catholic Women
Vince Johnson
President
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul - Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Walter S. Johnson, MD
President
Fargo Guild of the Catholic Medical Association
Jean Johnstone
Executive Director
Catholic Charities - Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Michael P. Jones
Vice President, General Manager
Ave Maria Radio
Dr. James Joyce
President
New Ulm Guild of the Catholic Medical Association
Rev. Brian Kane
Superintendent
Bishop Neumann Jr/ Sr High School
Kevin Kast
President/CEO
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rev. Fausto Kauerenge
Chaplain
Memorial Health Care System
J. Patrick Kearns
President
Legatus Northern Virginia Chapter
Jerome Kearns
Executive Director
Our Sunday Visitor Institute
Tom Keaveny
Director
Catholic Charities - Diocese of New Ulm
Del Keller
President
Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women
Peter Kilpatrick
Dean
College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame
James Kinyon
Executive Director
Catholic Social Services -
Rapid City
William Kirsch, MD, PC
Trustee
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School
Sr. Jane Marie Klein, OSF
Chairperson of the Board
Franciscan Alliance, Inc.
Mark Klosterman
President/CEO
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Theresa Kluchinski
National President
Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union
Sr. Evelyn Korenek, IWBS
General Superior
Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament
Al Kresta
Chairman, President/CEO
Ave Maria Radio
Sr. Elise Kriss, OSF
President
University of Saint Francis
Sr. Rose Marie Kujawa
President/CEO
Madonna University
Leslie Kuhlman
Executive Director
Ruah Woods/Theology of the Body Center
Alvin Kulcak
Diocesan Deputy - Victoria
Knights of Columbus
Sr. Carol Jean Kuntz, SMP
Provincial
Sisters of Mary of the Presentation
Linda Lambert
President
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
Steven LaNasa
President
Donnelly College
John Lane, MD
President
Catholic Medical Association - Winona
Rev. Randall Langhorst
Superintendent
St. Vincent de Paul School
Craig Larson
Minnesota State Deputy
Knights of Columbus
Rev. Patrick Lee, SJ
Provincial
Oregon Province of Jesuits
Sr. Joyce Lehman, CPPS
President
Sisters of the Precious Blood
Rev. Joseph Levesque,
CM, STD, LHD
President Niagara University
Jan Lewis
President/CEO
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas
Paule Anne Lewis
President
San José Clinic
Sr. Carol Lichtenberg, SNDdeN
Provincial Moderator
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Ohio Province
James G. Lindsay
Executive Director
Catholic Volunteer Network
John P. Loes, MD
Medical Director
Anoka Area Family Medicine Clinic
Carl Loesch
Principal
Marian High School
Robert J. Looby
Managing Partner
Looby Baumgarten, PC
Rev. Jan Lundberg, OCD
Superior
Carmelite House of Studies
Joseph Lundberg, OCD
President
Knights of Columbus Seminarian Education Endowment Fund
Rev. Thomas Lux
Superintendent
All Saints School
Michael A. MacDowell
President
Misericordia University
Rev. Canon Thomas C. Machalski
Rector/Chancellor
Saints Cyril & Methodius Seminary
Rev. Kevin E. Mackin, OFM
President
Mount Saint Mary College
Mary Maertens
Regional President
Avera Marshall
Rev. Steven Major
Superintendent
St. Joseph School
Michael D. Manhart, PhD
Executive Director
Couple to Couple League International
Curtis Martin
President
FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students)
Sr. Maureen Martin
Provincial
Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Very Rev. Phil Massetti, OSJ
Provincial Superior
Oblates of St. Joseph
Jean Masterson, CSJ
Congregation Leadership Team
Congregation of St. Joseph
Tessa Martinez Pollack, PhD
President
Our Lady of the Lake University
James May
President/CEO
Mercy Health
John May
CEO/Administrator
Villa St. Francis
Thomas McAneny
Trustee
Bishop McCort Catholic High School
John McCabe
Administrator
CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospital
Rev. Michael McCabe
Superintendent
Lourdes Central Catholic Schools (K-12)
Sr. Mary McCarrick, OSF
Diocesan Director
Catholic Charities
Joseph McDonald
President/CEO
Catholic Health System
Ms. Dorothea A. McElduff
Archdiocesan President- Ladies of Charity
Mother Mary McGreevy, RSM
Superior General
Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma
James McNeany
Principal
All Saints School
Jeremy McNeil
President
Catholic Professional & Business Group
Sonia Mehta, MD
President/CEO
HSHS Medical Group
Sr. M. Angela Mellady, OSF
Provincial Superior
Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration
Rev. James Meysenburg
Superintendent
Pius X High School
Stephen L. Mikochik, JD
Chair
National Catholic Partnership on Disability
Daniel Miller
President
St. Vincent de Paul, Diocese of Evansville
Gary P. Miller
President/CEO
St. Alexius Medical Center
Sr. Nancy Miller, OSB
Prioress
Annunciation Monastery
Sr. Sharon Miller, GHMS
President
Glenmary Sisters, Owensboro
Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN
President
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
Steve Minnis
President
Benedictine College
Very Rev. Msgr. Jeffrey M. Monforton
Rector
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Dr. Frank Montecalvo
Trustee
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School
Armando Montes, Jr
Grand Knight/ Faithful Navigator
Knights of Columbus Council 7079, Assembly 1075
Robert Montler
Trustee
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School
Sr. Mary Margaret Mooney, PBVM
President
Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Rev. Michael Morin
Superintendent
Sacred Heart School
Sr. Rita Mary Morrissette, OSM
President
Council of Religious
Robert Motley, MD
President
Friends of Fertility Care
Tom Mulhern
Executive Director
Catholic Community Services of Lane County
Sr. Anne Munley, IHM
President
Marywood University
Sr. Ellen Murphy
Principal
St. Joan of Arc School
Mark A. Myczkowiak
General Manager
G.L.S. Diocesan Reports Inc. / The Catholic Weekly
Linda Nelsen
Administrator/CEO
Benedictine Living Community of St. Peter
Msgr. Joseph Nemec
Superintendent
St. Teresa School
Lois Nesci
CEO
Catholic Charities
Jerry Neubauer
Principal
St. Mary School, Sleepy Eye
Sr. Mary Trinh Nguyen, MTG
Regional Superior
Adorers of the Holy Cross
Jennifer Nolan
President/CEO
Our Lady of Peace Hospital
Peter Noll
Executive Director
Minnesota Catholic Education Association
Margaret Novak
State Regent
Catholic Daughters of the Americas
Randall Nyp
President/CEO
Providence Medical Center & Saint Joseph Hospital
The Very Rev. Bernard O’Connor
President
DeSales University
Christopher O’Connor
President/CEO
Saint Raphael Healthcare System
Michael O'Dea
Founder/Executive Director
Christus Medicus Foundation
Dr. Chris O'Hara
President
The Philadelphia Guild of the Catholic Medical Association
Robert J. O'Hara, Jr.
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Catholic Conference
Sr. Therese O’Rourke, IHM
President
Congregation, Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Rev. Joseph Orr
Trustee
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School
Mary Ortwein
Executive Director
Ideals of Kentucky
Sr. Maureen Ouma
Superior
Missionary Congregation of the Evangelizing Sisters of Mary - Knoxville Community
Frederick Overman
Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Council 2764
Therese Pandl
President/CEO
St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center, St. Vincent Hospital & St. Nicholas Hospital
Mike Panka
Chairman of the Board
Divine Providence Health Center
James S. Parobek
President/CEO
Saint Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Christopher Pascucci
Member of the Board
St. Francis Hospital
Michael Pascucci
Chairman of the Board
Telecare
Jeff Pederson
President/CEO
Villa Nazareth, Friendship Inc. & Riverview Place
Rev. David Peles
Trustee
Bishop McCort Catholic High School
Msgr. John Perkinton
Superintendent
Villa Marie School
Thomas Permetti
Administrator
CHRISTUS St. John Hospital
John F. Perry, MD
Chair of Trauma Surgery/ Professor of Surgery & Anesthesiology
HealthPartners Medical Group
Patrick Perry
Principal
St. Albert the Great Catholic School
Dan Perryman
President/CEO
St. Francis Hospital
Michael Pfeifer
President/CEO
Presentation Medical Center & Villa Maria
Angela Pfister
Associate Director
Notre Dame Center for Ethics & Culture
Eric Piepmeier
Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Council 4797
Matthew Pinto
President
Ascension Press
Ann Plaster
Executive Director
Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Portland Council
Stephen M. Pogorelec, FIC
Supreme Secretary
Slovak Catholic Sokol
Jack E. Pohrer, GCM
President
Order of Malta, American Association, U.S.A.
James W. Pope
President/CEO
Sylvania Franciscan Health
Sr. Mary Evelyn Potts, OP
Superior
Chattanooga Dominican Community
Mary Preston
Principal
St. Joseph School
Andrea R. Price, FACHE
President/CEO
Mercy Hospital - Northern Region
Rev. James Price, CP
Rector
St. Anne's Shrine Basilica
Audrey Prokosch
President
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
Steve Przybilla
Administrator/CEO
St. Gabriel’s Community
Mary Beth Quick
Principal
All Saints School
Rev. Kevin P. Quinn, S.J.
President
University of Scranton
Patrick Raiber II
Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Council 2029
James P. Reber
President/CEO
St. Rita’s Health Partners
Thomas Reed
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan
Maryann Reese
President/CEO
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Msgr. James Reinert
Superintendent
St. Joseph School
Peter Riccardo
Executive Director
Mother and Unborn Baby Care
Reed E. Reyman
President/CEO
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Health Center
F. Dennis Riegelnegg, EdD
President
Saint Joseph’s College
Karen M. Ristau, EdD
President
National Catholic Educational Association
Bob Ritz
President/CEO
St. John’s Hospital
Rev. Thomas E. Roach, SJ
Local Superior
Scranton Jesuit Community
Sr. Denise A. Roche, GNSH
President
D’Youville College
Laura Jordan Roesch, MRC, LSW, LPC
Executive Director
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley
Msgr. Robert Roh
Superintendent
Sacred Heart School (K-12)
Peter Rosario, MD
Former Chairman of Ethics Committee
St. Mary's Medical Center
Mark Roth
State Deputy
Knights of Columbus - Kansas State Council
Sr. Pia Rottinghaus, OSB
Secretary of the Board of Directors
Essentia Health Graceville
Peter Roufs
Principal
Cathedral High School
Myriam Ruager
Executive Director
Chester County Women’s Services Medical
Lester Ruppersberger DO, FACOOG, NFP
President
Philadelphia Natural Family Planning Network
Austin Ruse
President
Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-Fam)
Rev. John J. Ryan, CSC
President
King’s College
Cherie Sammis
Vice President of Mission Integration
St. Mary’s of Michigan
Sr. Celia Sanchez
Superior
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus "Ad Gentes" - Chattanooga Community
Sr. Cecilia Sartorius, LSP
Administrator
Little Sisters of the Poor
Mary Saunders
State Regent
Catholic Daughters of the Americas
Samuel Spence Saunders, PhD
Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Council 5841
Brenda Savage
Executive Director
Birth Choice Pregnancy Resource Center
Rev. Brian Saylor
Trustee
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School
Dr. Dennis Scanlon
Board of Directors Member
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy
Tony Schapker
Deacon, MD
St. Mary's Physician Health Group
John Schlachter
Principal
Assumption Catholic School and Blessed Sacrament Parish
A. Patrick Schneider II MD, MPH
President
SS Luke & Gianna Medical Guild
Pat Schommer
Grand Knight
KC Council 8253
Rev. Ragan Schriver
Executive Director
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee
Mother Catherine Marie Schuhmann, C.P.
Superior/President
Passionist Nuns of Whitesville, KY
Michael Schuttloffel
Executive Director
Kansas State Catholic Conference
Rev. Troy Schweiger
Superintendent
St. Patrick School
Peggy Sebastian
President/CEO
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Barnabas Senecal, OSB
Abbot
St. Benedict's Abbey
Rev. James P. Shea
President
University of Mary
Geralyn C. Shelvin
Supreme Lady
Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary
Diane Simowitz
National Advisory Board
Catholic Leadership Institute
Emily Snipes
Family Life/Respect Life Coordinator
Catholic Charities
Rev. Larry Snyder
President
Catholic Charities USA
James Soukup
Grand Knight
KC Council 3134
Richard Spada
State Deputy
IL Knights of Columbus
Greg Sprigg
Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Council 7322
Rev. John Sullivan
Superintendent
Blessed Sacrament School
Sr. Sharon Sullivan, OSU
Congregational Leader
Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, Maple Mount
Mary Starmann-Harrison
President/CEO
Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS)
Colleen Steele
Administrator
St. Joseph’s Home
Joseph Swedish
President/CEO
Trinity Health
Sr. Margo Tafoya, MSSp
President
Mission Sisters of the Holy Spirit
Sr. Lucy Tardivo, DSMP
Facilities Director
Divine Providence Community Home & Lake Villa Maria Apartments
Robert Tereba
Executive Director
Catholic Charities - Diocese of Winona
Robert Thomas
President of the Board
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy
Dale Thompson
President/CEO
Benedictine Health Systems -Winsted
Brianne Thoreson
Principal
Little Flower School
Rev. Sean Timmerman
Superintendent
Aquinas Junior/Senior High School, St. Mary School
Sharon Timmons
Interim President/CEO
St. Mary’s Hospital
Joanne Tomassi
National Regent
Catholic Daughters
of the Americas
Rev. Charles Townsend
Superintendent
St. Wenceslaus School
Msgr. Robert Tucker
Superintendent
Cathedral of the Risen Christ School
Rev. Julius Tvrdy
Superintendent
St. James School
Rev. David Tyson, CSC
Provincial Superior
The United States Province of Priests and Brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross
Gayle Uebelhor
Interim Director
Catholic Charities
Glenn Van Cura
Executive Director
Catholic Charities
Sr. Vimala Vadakumpadan, OP
Major Superior
Dominican Sisters of Presentation of the Blessed Virgin
Mother Shaun Vergauwen
Superior General
Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
Michael Vinciguerra, PhD
President
University of St. Francis
Peter Vogel
Executive Director
Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada
Chad Wable
President/CEO
Saint Mary’s Hospital
Rick Wagner
Principal
St. Theodore Guerin High School
Dennis Walczyk, CEO
Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Charities
Helen Wamstad
Administrator/CEO
St. Rose Care Center and
Rosewood Court
Rev. Brian Wangler, OSB
Abbot
Assumption Abbey
Linnea Warda
President
Council of Catholic Women
Sr. Anne Marie Warren, OSF
Superior General
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows
Very Rev. Michael Weiler, SJ
Provincial
California Province, Society of Jesus
Austin Welsh, MD
President
Saints Cosmas & Damian Guild of Kansas City
Christopher Lee Whitty
President
Bishop Manogue Catholic High School
Mark Wiener
President/CEO
Community Mercy Health Partners
Very Rev. David Wilton, CPM
Superior General
Fathers of Mercy, Auburn
Douglas Wolf
Trustee
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School
John Wolf
Trustee
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School
Myrna Wong
President
Palm Beach Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
Judy Wood
Regent for Court Prince Gallitzin #2625
Vice Chair
Catholic Daughters of the Americas
Daniel J. Woods
President/CEO
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Cynthia Zane, EdD
President
Hilbert College
Rocky Zastoupil
President/CEO
St. Aloisius Medical Center
Rev. Gabriel Zeis, TOR
President
Saint Francis University
The Most Rev. José Gomez
Archbishop of Los Angeles
Chairman
Migration and Refugee Services
The Most Rev. Timothy Dolan
Archbishop of New York
President
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
