Sister Mary Madonna Ashton, CSJ honored
Sister Mary Madonna Ashton, CSJ has been named a 2016 National Women’s History Month Honoree. The 2016 theme established by the National Women’s History Project is “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government.”
“Sister Mary Madonna, at age 92, is oldest living recipient to be honored and only the second woman religious (Sister Aloysius Molloy, OSF, honored in 2007) to be honored since the project began in 1980” explained Molly Murphy MacGregor of the Women’s History Project (NWHP). NWHP is a clearinghouse providing information and training in multicultural women’s history for educators, community organizations, parents or anyone seeking to expand their understanding of women’s contributions to U. S. history.
While Mary Madonna has been invited to receive her award in Washington, D.C. , the event falls on the Feast of St. Joseph. “We’ll have to see,” said Mary Madonna of the D.C. invitation, “and I love being with my community on our Feast Day.”
Forums set on Minnesota bill to give terminally ill right to die
A state senator is holding listening sessions across the state for a bill that would allow terminally ill Minnesotans to receive medication to end their lives early if their suffering becomes unbearable. (more…)
‘Bonding’ will be one of the most important debates at the Minnesota Legislature this year. So how does the process actually work?
Gov. Mark Dayton made history last week when he proposed a $1.4 billion bonding bill for clean water, college campuses and other public construction projects across the state.
UST Evening on the Principle of Subsidiarity in Health Care Environments on February 24th
The topic of the 2016 annual Higher Calling dinner and lecture is the principle of subsidiarity and its application in business and health care environments. Inspiration for the topic is Respect in Action: Applying Subsidiarity in Business, a 2015 book co-authored by four St. Thomas faculty members and addressed to leaders who are committed to creating organizations where employees and firms can develop and flourish. (more…)
Positive Budget Forecast
| Today’s Minnesota November 2015 Budget and Economic Forecastshows positive news for two budget cycles, and shows once again that Minnesota has turned the corner after a decade of frequent deficits and cuts to public services. (more…) |
Take Action: Protect Concience Rights of Healthcare Workers
The current laws to protect conscientious objection to abortion have loopholes and legal weaknesses that opponents of conscience rights have been able to exploit.
The biggest loophole? None of these laws includes a “private right of action,” allowing victims of discrimination to go to court to defend their rights. (more…)
Catholic Perspective on Dying: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know!
Current issues in end- of- life care can affect the rights of patients and obligations of a holy death. Healthcare professionals will have an opportunity to hear a Catholic perspective on how to help provide a holy death for their patients, presented by Christian Brugger, Professor of Moral Theology at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver CO. (more…)
White Mass on October 18th
In recognition of the dedicated work of health care professionals, the Diocese of Saint Cloud, Centracare Health St. Cloud Hospital and St. Benedict’s Senior Community in partnership with the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, are inviting physicians, nurses and all healthcare professionals to the celebration of a Mass and blessing at the Sacred Heart Chapel in St. Joseph on Sunday, October 19th at 2:00 p.m. (more…)
Health Care Financing Task Force is an opportunity for Minnesota to move toward health care for all
The newly-minted Health Care Task Force has an opportunity to outline a path where no Minnesotan has to forgo medical care because they can’t afford a visit to the doctor. We encourage the group to craft recommendations strengthening the public health insurance channels that allow more than one million Minnesotans to access health care. This work should be done with an eye towards the fact that the people likely to be most affected by efforts to strengthen or weaken public health insurance options will be those Minnesotans that struggle the most to afford private insurance. This includes a disproportionate share of women, adults with disabilities and people of color. (more…)
3 Vetoes; 2 Hearing Rooms; 1 Month ‘Til Shutdown
Vetoed
Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed two more budget bills (he vetoed E-12 last week) over the last weekend. The latest vetoes mean there are even more issues for legislators and the Governor to resolve in a Special Session. No dates have yet been scheduled. (more…)