Faith in Public Life
Faith in Public Life brands itself as a "strategy center advancing faith in the public square as a positive and unifying force for justice, compassion and the common good."
Arrested for Promoting a "Clean Dream Act"
In February 2018, the Faith in Public Life announced that "40 Catholic faith leaders were arrested in an act of nonviolent civil disobedience as they called on Congress to pass a clean Dream Act" in a press release.[1]
Arrestees
The following individuals were arrested at an event sponsored by PICO National Network, Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach, Conference of Major Superiors of Men, Faith in Public Life, Franciscan Action Network, Ignatian Solidarity Network, Jesuit Conference Office of Justice and Ecology, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Little Friends for Peace, Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns, National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, Pax Christi International, Pax Christi USA, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, and The Stuart Center of the Society of the Sacred Heart, as listed on a Google Doc linked from the Faith in Public Life website:[2]
- Scott Wright, Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach, Washington, D.C.
- Patrick Carolan, St. Camillus, Silver Spring, MD
- Karen Mary Donahue, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Silver Spring, MD
- James Miller, Benedictines for Peace , Erie, PA
- Jacqueline Small, Benedictines for Peace , Erie, PA
- Susan Elizabeth Gunn, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, Lanham, MD
- Breanna Marie Mekuly, Benedictines For Peace, Erie, PA
- Jean Stokan, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas - Justice Team, Mount Rainier, MD
- Marie Lucey Carey, Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, Hyattsville, MD
- Eli McCarthy, Conference of Major Superiors of Men , Takoma Park, MD
- Judith Lynn Morris, Dominican Sisters of Peace, Louisville, KY
- Arthur John Laffin, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, Washington, D.C.
- Anne Christine Curtis, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas , Silver Spring, MD
- Rita Specht, Sisters of Mercy of the America’s, Alsip, IL
- Arlene Flaherty, Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt , Blauvelt, NY
- Father Bernard Survil, Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg, Greensburg, PA
- Janet Korn, Sisters of Mercy, Rochester, NY
- John Gehring, Faith in Public Life , Parishioner, St. Matthew’s Cathedral , Washington, D.C.
- Kathleen Boylan, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House, Washington, D.C.
- Eileen M. Campbell, Sisters of Mercy, Silver Spring, MD
- Laura Tracy Peralta-Schulte, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, Washington, D.C.
- Thomas Joseph Reese, Jesuit, Washington, D.C.
- Thomas Molineaux, St. Mary of the Assumption, Upper Marlboro, MD
- Anne Marie Miller, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Silver Spring, MD
- Mary Alice McCabe, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Baltimore,MD
- Tinamarie Suzanne Stolz, Benedictines for Peace, Upper Darby, PA
- Margaret Mary Clark, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM), Washington, D.C.
- Deborah A Rose-Milavec, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Lakewood, OH
- Tracy Kemme, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Lakewood, OH
- Andrea Koverman, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Lakewood, OH
- Jean Miller, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Lakewood, OH
- JoAnn Persch, Sisters of Mercy, Chicago, IL
- Patricia Murphy, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Chicago, IL
- Elise Garcia, Adrian Dominican Sister, Adrian, MI
- Joseph Fleming, Director of Catholic Organizing for PICO, New Jersey
- Diane Roche, Religious of the Sacred Heart, Washington, D.C.
- Patricia Rogucki, Sisters for Christian Community , Baltimore, MD
- Denise Curry, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Washington, D.C.
- Barbara Spears, Sisters of the Holy Names, Silver Spring, MD
- Pat Flynn
- Megan Rice
Personnel
Founders
The following religious leaders were involved with the initiative from which the organization was created:[3]
- Jim Wallis
- Rabbi David Saperstein
- Melissa Rogers
- Rev. Jim Forbes
- Ricken Patel
- Sister Catherine Pinkerton
Board
2020 Board Faith in Public Life.
- Scott Nielsen
- Margarida Jorge
- Dr. Parvez Ahmed
- Rabbi Peter Berg
- Bobby Clark
- Rev. James Gertmenian
- Horsed Noah
- Jeanne Lewis
- Pastor Jason Ridley
The following worked on the staff for the organization as at August 23, 2010:[4]
Rev. Meg Riley, Board President
- Rev. Tim Ahrens
- Dr. Rebecca T. Alpert
- The Rev. Timothy Boggs
- Dr. Nicole Baker Fulgham
- Rabbi Steve Gutow
- Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins
- Dr. Nazir Khaja
- Sister Catherine Pinkerton
- Fred Rotondaro
- Rev. Dr. Susan Thistlethwaite
- Dr. Emilie Townes
Staff
The following worked on the staff for the organization as at August 23, 2010:[5]
- Jennifer Butler, Executive Director
- John Gehring, Senior Writer and Outreach Coordinator
- Dan Nejfelt, Senior Writer and Editor
- Beth Dahlman, Online Organizer
- Kristin Williams, Press Secretary
- Nick Sementelli, Communications Associate
- Jacintha Wadlington, Office Manager
- Katie Paris, Senior Advisor
Faithful America
Faithful America was founded on June 15, 2004 and is sponsored by Faith in Public Life. It operates out of 1101 Vermont Avenue, 9th Floor Washington, DC 20005.[6]
Personnel
Faithful America is manned by the following staff members of Faithful America:[6]
References
External links
- ↑ Hundreds of Catholic Faith Leaders Rally on Capitol Hill for Day of Action, 40 Arrested in Nonviolent, Prayerful Protest for a Clean Dream Act, accessed March 4 2018
- ↑ accessed March 4 2018
- ↑ Faith in Public Life website: About (accessed on Aug. 23, 2010)
- ↑ Faith in Public Life website: Board (accessed on Aug. 23, 2010)
- ↑ Faith in Public Life website: Staff (accessed on Aug. 23, 2010)
- ↑ Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 Faithful America: About (accessed on Aug. 23, 2010)