ACTION REQUESTED
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Americans share many blessings and strengths, including a tradition of religious freedom and political participation. However, as a people, we face serious challenges that are clearly political and also profoundly moral in nature.
The U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops provides information and resources that highlight the role of the Church in the formation of conscience, and the corresponding moral responsibility of each Catholic to hear, receive, and act upon the Church's teaching in the lifelong task of forming his or her own conscience. Urgent action is needed regarding the following issues:
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Conscience and the Catholic Voter
This 8-part series, prepared by the Director of the Office for Life and Justice of Catholic Charities, Peter Range,
gives insight into Catholic Social Teaching regarding issues of consequence in this year's election.
See also, The Catholic Vote video series on Awaken Catholic
This 8-part series, prepared by the Director of the Office for Life and Justice of Catholic Charities, Peter Range,
gives insight into Catholic Social Teaching regarding issues of consequence in this year's election.
See also, The Catholic Vote video series on Awaken Catholic
Patriotic Rosary
The Patriotic Rosary is prayed on the first Sunday of every month at 7:00 pm in the Church.
You can pray with us from home via our Live Webcast.
The Patriotic Rosary is prayed on the first Sunday of every month at 7:00 pm in the Church.
You can pray with us from home via our Live Webcast.
Resources from the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
State and Local Resources
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Catholic Conference of Ohio
\_ Election Issues Ohio Secretary of State \_ Ohio Voter Information Huron County Board of Elections |
"We need to participate for the common good. Sometimes we hear: a good
Catholic is not interested in politics. This is not true: good Catholics immerse
themselves in politics by offering the best of themselves so that the leader can govern."
- Pope Francis, 9/16/13
Catholic is not interested in politics. This is not true: good Catholics immerse
themselves in politics by offering the best of themselves so that the leader can govern."
- Pope Francis, 9/16/13
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"It is the policy of the Diocese of Toledo that the only election materials to be shared through the parishes and diocesan institutions are those that come directly from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Ohio Catholic Conference or our own diocesan Chancery. Information left in our buildings or on windshields that is not from the above mentioned sources is not endorsed by the Diocese of Toledo, its parishes or institutions."
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