Public Policy: Focus Essay

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  1. February 2012: Promoting Religious Liberty Through Advocacy
  2. August 2011: I Was a Stranger
  3. February 2011: 2011–12 Advocacy Priorities
  4. September 2010: Protecting Michigan's Constitution: No on Proposal 1
  5. February 2010: Health Care as a Basic Human Right
  6. May 2009: Defending the Poor
  7. February 2009: 2009–2010 Advocacy Priorities
  8. October 2008: Proposal 2: Unregulated Embryo Destruction
  9. May 2008: Sobre la Inmigración
  10. May 2008: On Immigration
  11. March 2008: Poverty in Michigan: Grief, Anxiety and Suffering on the Rise
  12. October 2007: The Science of Stem Cells: Finding Cures and Protecting Life
  13. February 2007: 2007–2008 Advocacy Priorities
  14. October 2006: Proposal 5: Unreasonable, Unfunded and Unnecessary
  15. September 2006: Proposal 2: Unjust for Michigan
  16. June 2006: The Issues, The Candidates and Your Vote 2006
  17. November 2005: Reflections Concerning Payday Lending
  18. August 2005: Technology as a Tool for the Common Good
  19. April 2005: MCC 2005–06 Advocacy Priorities
  20. February 2005: On the Ethics of Stem Cell Research
  21. September 2004: Proposal 2: Defending One Man and One Woman in Marriage
  22. July 2004: The Issues, The Candidates and Your Vote 2004
  23. April 2004: On the Sanctity of Marriage
  24. December 2003: The 2003–2004 State Budget: A Moral Statement
  25. November 2003: Reflection by Bishop James A. Murray on the MCC's Fortieth Anniversary
  26. August 2003: Standing For the Unborn: A Statement of the Society of Jesus in the United States on Abortion
  27. March 2003: Michigan Catholic Conference 2003–2004 Legislative Priorities
  28. October 2002: Proposal 4 Unhealthy for Michigan
  29. September 2002: 2002 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire
  30. August 2002: The Issues, The Candidates and Your Vote 2002
  31. April 2002: The Elements of Catholic Social Teaching
  32. August 2001: Embryonic Stem Cell Research
  33. April 2001: Michigan Catholic Conference 2001–2002 Legislative Priorities
  34. January 2001: Michigan’s New Concealed Weapon Law
  35. October 2000: 2000 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire
  36. September 2000: BALLOT PROPOSAL 1 Putting Kids First
  37. August 2000: The Issues, The Candidates and Your Vote 2000
  38. June 2000: Catholic Charities of Michigan
  39. January 1999: Michigan Catholic Conference 1999–2000 Legislative Agenda
  40. October 1998: 1998 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire
  41. September 1998: Proposal B: Physician Assisted Suicide

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