Senate Bill 98

The South Dakota Catholic conference supports the passage of Senate Bill 98, which would eliminate the death penalty as a criminal sentence in most cases.  The Catholic Church calls for a culture of life, and firmly opposes the death penalty as an unnecessary tool of redress available to our criminal justice Read more…

Senate Bill 83

The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports the passage of Senate Bill 83, a bill that provides parents with referral information for perinatal hospice programs.   These programs seek to establish supportive, comforting environments for fatally-ill newborns and their families.  Within these supportive programs, mothers, fathers, and siblings may have precious time to hold and love Read more…

House Bill 1051

The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports the passage of House Bill 1051.  All life is precious and deserves the protection of law.  HB 1051 would ensure that any newborn infant who survives the horror of an attempted abortion receives the same life-saving medical care as any other infant.   It also improves Read more…

F&P Episode: 36 – First Educators: Empowering parents to direct the education of their children

Chris is joined by Shawn Peterson, South Dakota native and executive director of Catholic Education Partners, a bishops-founded organization that works to share the Catholic teaching in favor of parental choice and empowerment in education, and to promote education policy consistent with this principle. This principle is more important than Read more…