Uncategorized Beginning the national effort of criminal justice reform Iowa’s Senator Charles Grassley realized a long-term policy goal in December 2018 when President Trump…Joan ThompsonFebruary 17, 2019
Uncategorized Combining Faith and Reason Catholic teaching recognizes the complementarity of faith and reason. As Catholics, we believe our…Joan ThompsonJanuary 7, 2019
Uncategorized Feed people, not landfills Feeding people, not landfills As Catholics, we have a moral and spiritual obligation…Joan ThompsonJune 13, 2018
Religious LibertyUncategorized Family, Community and Religious Freedom The 5th annual Iowa Religious Freedom Day will be marked at the State Capitol on…Joan ThompsonApril 3, 2018
AbortionHuman Life and DignityUncategorized Protecting the Hyde Amendment In 1977, Congress passed the Hyde Amendment with bi-partisan support, and since that time its…Joan ThompsonJanuary 12, 2018
Human Life and DignityIssuesReligious LibertyUncategorized Freedom for mission and space to do good The USCCB has announced the Fortnight for Freedom: Freedom for Mission, which will be…Joan ThompsonJune 19, 2017
Uncategorized Little Sisters of the Poor find hope in Supreme Court ruling A statement from Sister Loraine Marie Maguire, Mother Provincial for the Little Sisters of the…Joan ThompsonMay 18, 2016
IssuesNewsNews and Legislative UpdatesReligious LibertyUncategorized Religious Liberty: “It’s a claim about what a human being is” The only way to insure respectful and flourishing human communities is to respect a notion…Joan ThompsonApril 18, 2016
Care for CreationIssuesNewsNews and Legislative UpdatesUncategorized Bringing the science of conservation to classrooms The state of Iowa is blessed with attributes that combine to make it the top…Joan ThompsonApril 18, 2016
Uncategorized Celebrating 10 years of supporting parents by supporting choice Hundreds of Iowa students gathered at the capitol in March to thank legislators for the bi-partisan…Joan ThompsonMarch 3, 2016