tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74707817299417610692012-01-30T17:06:50.337-05:00USCCB Media BlogDon Clemmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16862175999956713906noreply@blogger.comBlogger267125UsccbMediaBloghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-36839224684874434482012-01-24T13:32:00.002-05:002012-01-26T14:43:06.281-05:002012-01-26T14:43:06.281-05:00HHS ABC RULE: ANYBODY BUT CATHOLICS HAS RELIGIOUS FREEDOMHealth and Human Services’ recent attacks on freedom of religion show it is deaf to religious sensibilities. Even the Administration’s resounding defeat on January 11—when the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Administration’s reading of the First Amendment as “extreme,” “untenable,” and having “no merit”—couldn’t unplug its ears.The Court held in Hosanna Tabor v. EEOC that the Sr. Mary Ann Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727541651446512236noreply@blogger.com1http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2012/01/hhs-abc-rule-anbody-but-catholics-has_24.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-86521705277519914712012-01-13T16:03:00.006-05:002012-01-17T10:54:57.658-05:002012-01-17T10:54:57.658-05:00A System of Fifty State Immigration Laws Is Untenable<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Mar Munoz-Visosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795600605861757544noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2012/01/system-of-fifty-state-immigration-laws.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-82349625949072352012012-01-13T13:41:00.010-05:002012-01-19T10:15:08.037-05:002012-01-19T10:15:08.037-05:00Did you know...MRS helped reunite 331 unaccompanied children with their families in 2011?Did You Know... ... that Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has an active children services program? If there such thing as a vulnerable population in the world, it is children, and particularly children who are left to fend for themselves or who have been separated from their families. MRS provides residential care for unaccompanied children Mar Munoz-Visosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795600605861757544noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2012/01/did-you-knowmrs-helped-reunite-331.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-6773985312059326502012-01-12T16:46:00.004-05:002012-01-12T17:03:41.727-05:002012-01-12T17:03:41.727-05:00Partnership for Church Reconstruction in Haiti, fully functional and gaining steam<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Mar Munoz-Visosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795600605861757544noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2012/01/partnership-for-church-reconstruction.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-68347081668319866382012-01-12T10:58:00.008-05:002012-01-12T16:23:25.227-05:002012-01-12T16:23:25.227-05:00Did you know...the Cuban-Haitian Program served more than 9,400 in 2011?Did you know… ... that Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has a Cuban/Haitian Program located in Miami?Here is a peek into the fantastic work that they do in Florida. The program is a historic leader in helping Cubans and Haitians who resettle in the United States under unique and complex immigration laws. Since 1995, this program has servedMar Munoz-Visosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795600605861757544noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2012/01/did-you-knowthe-cuban-haitian-program.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-10596152356644386302012-01-11T15:43:00.008-05:002012-01-12T16:07:00.329-05:002012-01-12T16:07:00.329-05:00Did you know...73% of trafficked persons are victims of slave labor?Did You Know... .... that from April 2006 through October 10, 2011, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) had an exclusive contract with the government to provide health, psychological and related services to survivors of human trafficking?During this period USCCB provided services to 2,223 victims, along with 512 family members. In doing so, the Conference helped to provide former Mar Munoz-Visosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795600605861757544noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2012/01/did-you-know73-of-trafficked-persons.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-30605674375766626112012-01-10T11:57:00.007-05:002012-01-12T16:22:07.719-05:002012-01-12T16:22:07.719-05:00Did you know... MRS resettled 27% of refugeess into U.S. in 2011?<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Mar Munoz-Visosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795600605861757544noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2012/01/did-you-know-mrs-resettled-27-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-60040629059066088582012-01-09T11:50:00.006-05:002012-01-12T16:00:25.659-05:002012-01-12T16:00:25.659-05:00It’s National Migration Week<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Mar Munoz-Visosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795600605861757544noreply@blogger.com1http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2012/01/its-national-migration-week.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-88637961172859347982011-12-28T09:00:00.005-05:002011-12-28T09:00:01.951-05:002011-12-28T09:00:01.951-05:00Sexual Abuse of Children: Ten Years of Hard-Earned Knowledge<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]-->Today we're sharing our blog space with Deacon Bernard Nojadera, a colleague who directs the U.S. bishops’ critical office that works with clergy sexual abuse of children.With 2012, the Catholic Church looks back on a decade of learning about a problem which may be decades of centuries old: the sexual abuse of minors by those who would mentor them.The crisisSr. Mary Ann Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727541651446512236noreply@blogger.com1http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/12/sexual-abuse-of-children-ten-years-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-29443619523786362112011-12-20T13:09:00.000-05:002011-12-20T13:11:45.502-05:002011-12-20T13:11:45.502-05:00The Christmas Welcome MatThe welcome mat is out at Catholic churches across the country. Actually it's always out, but churches tend to emphasize their open arms and doors during Advent and Christmas and later on in Lent and at Easter. Why now? There's something in the season that makes you think of home – including the spiritual home some are too busy to visit throughout the year. The message of the Prince of Peace,Sr. Mary Ann Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727541651446512236noreply@blogger.com1http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-welcome-mat_5086.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-9680130053090277762011-12-12T10:17:00.005-05:002011-12-12T10:52:26.036-05:002011-12-12T10:52:26.036-05:00Estas son las Mañanitas...de los obispos hispanosLos obispos hispanos/latinos de Estados Unidos nos saludaron temprano hoy, día de la Virgen de Guadalupe, con su propia versión muy especial de las mañanitas: una carta abierta a los inmigrantes. La carta está firmada por 33 obispos y fue publicada simultáneamente desde Los Angeles y San Antonio, sede de los dos arzobispos hispanos de más alto rango.El texto completo de la carta con la lista de Mar Munoz-Visosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795600605861757544noreply@blogger.com1http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/12/estas-son-las-mananitasde-los-obispos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-5840882264739359742011-12-12T10:02:00.005-05:002011-12-12T11:25:15.582-05:002011-12-12T11:25:15.582-05:00Estas son las Mañanitas...of the Hispanic BishopsThe Hispanic/Latino Bishops of the United States greeted us early today, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, with their own very special version of the "Mañanitas," a letter to immigrants. Signed by 33 bishops, the letter was released simultaneously from Los Angeles and San Antonio, the sees of the two highest ranking Hispanic archbishops. The full text of the letter along with the Mar Munoz-Visosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795600605861757544noreply@blogger.com3http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/12/estas-son-las-mananitasof-hispanic_12.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-89775030150171932722011-12-09T14:44:00.004-05:002011-12-09T15:02:05.340-05:002011-12-09T15:02:05.340-05:00HHS Protects Kids in Vetoing FDA Plan B Decision<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Sr. Mary Ann Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727541651446512236noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/12/hhs-protects-kids-in-vetoing-fda-plan-b.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-40620185048634690502011-12-05T15:15:00.002-05:002011-12-05T15:21:01.435-05:002011-12-05T15:21:01.435-05:00Got food? Thank a farmworker<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Mar Munoz-Visosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795600605861757544noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/12/got-food-thank-farmworker.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-90161681092225578002011-11-22T17:09:00.001-05:002011-11-22T17:15:30.678-05:002011-11-22T17:15:30.678-05:00When Comparing Apples and Oranges Leads to LemonsThere are lies, damned lies and statistics. So wrote Mark Twain, some say, and that was well before anyone saw the latest Pew Report. Pew usually does creditable work but the November report from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life makes one pause. In trying to get a handle on advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill, Pew researchers compared apples and oranges and got lemons. The report is namedSr. Mary Ann Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727541651446512236noreply@blogger.com1http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/11/when-comparing-apples-and-oranges-leads.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-56573626441086708522011-11-07T14:37:00.002-05:002011-11-07T14:43:24.854-05:002011-11-07T14:43:24.854-05:00Memo to HHS: Show Me the Data<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Sr. Mary Ann Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727541651446512236noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/11/memo-to-hhs-show-me-data.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-6707203063670068042011-11-02T14:18:00.004-04:002011-11-02T14:36:32.281-04:002011-11-02T14:36:32.281-04:00Life at the border: A bishop’s very real take on violence and immigration<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Mar Munoz-Visosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795600605861757544noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/11/life-at-border-bishops-very-real-take.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-80010068232010974812011-11-01T17:17:00.006-04:002011-11-02T15:00:33.836-04:002011-11-02T15:00:33.836-04:00HHS Exec Rivals Nixon With Line: 'I am Not Trying to Get Anyone Off the Hook<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Sr. Mary Ann Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727541651446512236noreply@blogger.com2http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/11/hhs-exec-rivals-nixon-with-line-i-am.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-49238247700221920252011-10-27T14:32:00.006-04:002011-10-27T14:51:20.080-04:002011-10-27T14:51:20.080-04:00The First 1,000 Days: What you can do!This is the final post in a four-part series from Stephen M. Colecchi, director of USCCB’s Office of International Justice and Peace, about his travels to Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania as part of an ecumenical delegation of Christian leaders sponsored by Bread for the World.I saw my daughters’ faces in the faces of the children I met during my travel to Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania. I Sr. Mary Ann Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727541651446512236noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-1000-days-what-you-can-do.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-61669586018935458392011-10-26T17:48:00.002-04:002011-10-26T17:52:13.726-04:002011-10-26T17:52:13.726-04:00The First 1,000 Days: Fathers Support Good NutritionThis is the third post in a four-part series from Stephen M. Colecchi, director of USCCB’s Office of International Justice and Peace, about his travels to Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania as part of an ecumenical delegation of Christian leaders sponsored by Bread for the World.As a father of two daughters, I wondered about the role of fathers in improving nutrition for their families. My first Sr. Mary Ann Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727541651446512236noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-1000-days-fathers-support-good.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-31234253058672054422011-10-25T15:54:00.005-04:002011-10-25T16:15:35.231-04:002011-10-25T16:15:35.231-04:00The First 1,000 Days: Simple Solutions to MalnutritionThis is the second post in a four-part series from Stephen M. Colecchi, director of USCCB’s Office of International Justice and Peace, about his travels to Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania as part of an ecumenical delegation of Christian leaders sponsored by Bread for the World.The human and social costs of under-nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two, are staggering. InSr. Mary Ann Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727541651446512236noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-1000-days-simple-solutions-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-63811648272752960322011-10-24T14:11:00.004-04:002011-10-24T14:18:52.953-04:002011-10-24T14:18:52.953-04:00The First 1,000 Days: Life and DeathOn October 6-17, Stephen M. Colecchi, director of USCCB’s Office of International Justice and Peace, traveled to Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania as part of an ecumenical delegation of Christian leaders sponsored by Bread for the World. This is the first of a four-part series in which Dr. Colecchi shares his experiences of Africa, where he witnessed firsthand the plight of poverty and malnutrition Sr. Mary Ann Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727541651446512236noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-1000-days-life-and-death.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-12972341194322458162011-10-19T09:53:00.029-04:002011-10-26T17:47:33.331-04:002011-10-26T17:47:33.331-04:00People of Faith, Voices of ReasonAs the Vatican gears up for the October 27 interreligious gathering in Assisi, one of the details that's emerged to set this event apart is that, for the first time, nonbelievers will be included. The mere presence of atheists at this gathering is reflective of Courtyard of the Gentiles, an ongoing series of dialogues between believers and nonbelievers sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Don Clemmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16862175999956713906noreply@blogger.com1http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/people-of-faith-voices-of-reason.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-91724512033429641442011-10-13T10:01:00.003-04:002011-10-13T10:08:07.070-04:002011-10-13T10:08:07.070-04:00The ABC Factor at HHS - Anybody But Catholics<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Sr. Mary Ann Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727541651446512236noreply@blogger.com11http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/abc-factor-at-hhs-anybody-but-catholics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-14197034626871747912011-10-07T12:07:00.007-04:002011-10-12T09:55:26.828-04:002011-10-12T09:55:26.828-04:00Happy 40th, Hispanic Affairs<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Mar Munoz-Visosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795600605861757544noreply@blogger.com0http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-50th-hispanic-affairs.html