November 20, 2008

Guest: Tom Chapman, Executive Director of the Iowa Catholic Conference
Buffalo Road Roundup: Miranda Taiber
Featured Saint of the Day: St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

Today Deacon Rick and Jenny spoke with Tom Chapman, the Executive Director of the Iowa Catholic Conference. The Iowa Catholic Conference works to advocate public policy that is in the interest of the common good.

One of the things that Tom is working on is the passage of regulations in the health and human services department. The regulation in motion builds on a law that states that those in the medical profession do not have to get involved with abortion if they don't want to. These regulations strive to make the implications of the law crystal clear.

Tom is also working towards combating the Freedom of Choice Act, an act that would wipe out all restrictions on abortion. A good deal of this struggle against FOCA is still in our hands, we need to make our stance known. Tom is optimistic that this act can be fought, most people want more restrictions on abortion. He encouraged listeners with John Paul II's first words as a Pope, "Be not afraid."

To get more information you can go to the Iowa Catholic Conference's website:
www.iowacatholicconference.org
To stand against the Freedom of Choice Act you can go to their website and click on the Action Center and go to FOCA Alert.

Buffalo Road Roundup:
-November 23, there will be an open house from 11am-2pm at Dowling. Perspective students will be given a tour of the campus including the renovations. For more information you can call the school.
-November 24, there will be a Jazz Ensemble concert at the Adventureland Inn. They've been invited to perform by the Des Moines Big Band and the Des Moines Big Band will be playing after the Dowling students.
-December 10, there will be a Dowling Christmas Band Concert at 7pm. The guest conductor will be Dr. Thomas Lee from Los Angeles, California. Dr. Lee used to direct the band at Dowling and is now directing at UCLA.
-Dowling Renovations are moving along. They've recently moved the math department into new classrooms that will begin to be used after the Christmas Break.