Public Policy Committee

Too often, politics becomes a contest of powerful interests, partisan attacks, sound bites, and media hype. The Catholic Church calls for a different kind of political engagement: one shaped by the moral convictions of well-formed consciences and focused on the dignity of every human being, the pursuit of the common good, and the protection of the weak and the vulnerable.

We seek to advance the common good by defending the inviolable sanctity of human life from the moment of conception until natural death, by defending marriage as the union of one man and one woman, and by protecting the environment.

The moral imperative to respond to the needs of our neighbors – basic needs such as food, shelter, health care, education, and meaningful work with a living wage – is universally binding on our consciences.

PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Most Rev. Edgar da Cuhna, Chair

Most Rev. Thomas A. Donato, Vice Chair

Rev. Michael Andreano
Thomas Brown
Rev. Charles Cicerale
Rev. Sylvester J. Cronin
Kay Furlani
James Goodness
Mary Ellen Griffin
Rev. Msgr. Kevin Hanbury
Rev. Msgr. John E. Hart
Harry Hill
Maureen Joyce
Carole Krauthamer
Rev. Joseph Kukura
Marianne Majewski
Martin McKernan
Joseph Powell
Linda Richardson
Jennifer Ruggiero
Gloria Sanchez
Ana Serrano
John Surmay
Andrew Walton
Leonie Watson
James White

ex officio

Patrick R. Brannigan
George V. Corwell, Ed.D.
Marlene Lao-Collins
Elmer Matthews