Whether You Vote or Not

Every Catholic should be aware of the California Catholic Coalition AND be signed up with the Catholic Legislative Network.

This past week Bishop Gerald Wilkerson was speaking with the local area priests and he basically stated the above.  He couldn’t stress it enough, because if we are not educated on the issues within our state government, decisions will be made without our input.  If we are to have informed consciences we need to know what God wishes to inscribe on our hearts.  We also need to know where to best apply our voice in the world, that we may actually make a difference, we may actually do something!

I offer you the following links, as we prepare for the upcoming election in the Fall, but more so what we may continue to allow God to inform our conscience in each of us.  It may give us some points of discussion, as we faithfully, thoughtfully, and compassionately navigate our political world–but for a very good reason–that we may actually do something about it.

Catholic Legislative Network Sign up
(an arm of the California Catholic Coalition, but important enough to list first)
http://capwiz.com/cacatholic/mlm/signup/

Catholic Legislative Network
http://capwiz.com/cacatholic/home/

Press Releases
http://www.cacatholic.org/documents/press-releases.html

California Catholic Coalition
http://www.cacatholic.org/

Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship:
A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States (Document)
http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/