The authors of these writings, Christopher Dodson and David Tamisiea, serve as co-directors and general counsel for the N.D. Catholic Conference, the official liason for the dioceses of Bismarck and Fargo in matters of public policy.
Because housing is a basic human right and concerns the common good, the political community has a duty to ensure that all its citizens have safe and decent housing.
The Christian lay faithful are called by God to go out and bring His love into the world and change it from within according to Christian principles and values.