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Farm Bill Clears House Agriculture Committee; Drastic Cuts in Food Stamp Program17 Jul

Contact your Representative today to make sure that the 2012 Farm Bill feeds the hungry, preserves God’s creation, and supports small family farmers and rural America. In an earlier post CCK described the need for action to insure that the Farm Bill the House of Representatives passes focuses on the needs of people who are [...]
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Our Nation Can Lead the World to Feed the Hungry in the 2012 Farm Bill02 Jul

by Rev. Patrick Delahanty Hunger is the most cruel and concrete sign of poverty. Opulence and waste are no longer acceptable when the tragedy of hunger is assuming ever greater proportions. …Acknowledgment of the transcendental worth of every man and every woman is still the first step towards the conversion of heart that underpins the [...]
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As Lent Ends, the Hope of Resurrection Begins: Urge Congress To Hear The Cry Of The Poor02 Apr

Is this not, rather, the fast that I choose: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking off every yoke? Is it not sharing your bread with the hungry, bringing the afflicted and the homeless into your house; Clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning [...]

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Advocacy Training Day Successful
Nearly 50 priests, parish leaders, and diocesan staff gathered in Elizabethtown at St. James Parish for the first of two advocacy training session centered on discussions of the comprehensive immigration reform legislation moving through Congress. Patti Gutierrez, of the Owensboro diocese, reviewed the church’s powerful teaching regarding migrants and how we are called to welcome [...]

Expanding Medicaid For Low-Income Kentuckians Right Thing to Do
  Here is Governor Beshear’s Press Release Regarding Medicaid Expansion. It closes with the following: A new state website houses information about the expansion, including the CHFS white paper and letters from supporters. Visitors can also explore county-by-county data such as how many citizens will be newly eligible for Medicaid, or how much county jails [...]

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