{"id":65928,"date":"2020-12-21T12:01:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T17:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/?page_id=65928"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:40:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:40:47","slug":"topics-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/topics-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Topics &amp; Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-26e3996\" data-block-id=\"26e3996\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-26e3996-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-cf7380a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"cf7380a\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-cf7380a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-cf7380a-inner-blocks\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/human-life-and-dignity\/pregnancy-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abortion<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/office-of-family-life\/\">Annulments<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/life\/end-of-life-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assisted Suicide<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/christian-formation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Becoming Catholic<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/office-of-family-life\/grief-support\/\">Bereavement<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/prolife\/bioethics-materials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bioethics<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/christian-formation\/catechist-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catechesis<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/offices\/justice-peace-human-development\/catholic-social-teaching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catholic Social Teaching<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/office-of-family-life\/therapists\/\">Catholic Therapist Network<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Child Youth Protection<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/committees\/clergy-consecrated-life-vocations\/consecrated-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Consecrated Life<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/prolife\/contraception\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contraception<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/family\/therapists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Counseling<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/ministries\/multicultural-ministry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cultural Diversity<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/human-life-and-dignity\/death-penalty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Death Penalty<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/safe\/diocesan-review-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diocesan Review Board<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/tribunal-office\/dispute-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dispute Resolutions<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/liturgy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Divine Worship<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dosafl.com\/election2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Election Materials &amp; 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