MCC legislative wrap-up: Constituents contacting lawmakers helps open doors

Catholics’ ability to shape public policy was apparent in the Minnesota legislative session that ended May 18, two leaders of the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) emphasized in a recent conversation with The Catholic Spirit. 0:00 Intro 0:14 Prayer makes a difference/voices matter 1:14 Social media legislation 3:45 School violence 5:23 Housing legislation 6:55 Families First 7:51 IVF insurance mandate 8:34 Physician-assisted suicide 9:20 Bishops at the Capitol/conversations and prayer move the needle 13:23 Catholic Advocacy Network 13:12 Importance of elections 15:18 Looking to the next session