Make the Connection: Faith in the voting booth.
With only days until our big election day, I'd like to give you some resources to help you finalize your decisions in a way that upholds your Catholic values.
One podcast I find particularly helpful when researching for my Make the Connection articles is the Catholic New Media Roundup by Canadian Sean McGaughey. http://www.cc.ductapeguy.net/. He recently compiled a list of Catholic resources to help you make an informed decision at the polls in the US and Canada: http://delicious.com/ductapeguy/catholicvot0e
No matter what and who you decide to vote for, please join me in praying for our elections, giving thanks for our awesome privilege and right to vote, as well as praying for God's will to be done. Www.Catholicvote.com has a prayer page designed to encourage and focus prayer for the elections: http://www.catholicvote.com/prayer.aspx
And to think, next week, it'll all be over!
If you have questions or suggestions for "Make the Connection", feel free to contact me!
Peace of Christ to you!
Kerry Madden, The Catholic Parish Media Liaison
http://kerryannmadden.blogspot.com
KMadden445@aol.com
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Be Prepared to VOTE!
Make the Connection...using new media to strengthen your connection to faith!
You will often hear the media's take on what Catholics believe and what the Church teaches during the news and in the paper. Unfortunately, the reporting is not always accurate or fully explained. We owe it to ourselves and our affiliation with the Catholic Church to understand what the Church REALLY says about social issues and learn about our role as citizens. And with election day right around the corner (even though the campaigning seems to be unending) we also need to be prepared to make the best possible decisions for the next leaders of our state and country.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have put together a great website:
http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/. It is chock full of excellent resources. Take a Faithful Citizenship quiz with Steve Angrisano (recognize his name from the hymnal? He's a well known song writer!), watch the thought of the day or tune into a message for teens. Listen to Podcasts on Catholic Social teaching. Find prayer resources and ways to take action.
You may even learn something you didn't know before and hopefully be inspired to live out your faith while making your decisions in November.
If you have questions or suggestions for "Make the Connection", feel free to contact me!
Peace of Christ to you!
Kerry Madden, The Catholic Parish Media Liaison http://kerryannmadden.blogspot.com/
KMadden445@aol.com
You will often hear the media's take on what Catholics believe and what the Church teaches during the news and in the paper. Unfortunately, the reporting is not always accurate or fully explained. We owe it to ourselves and our affiliation with the Catholic Church to understand what the Church REALLY says about social issues and learn about our role as citizens. And with election day right around the corner (even though the campaigning seems to be unending) we also need to be prepared to make the best possible decisions for the next leaders of our state and country.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have put together a great website:
http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/. It is chock full of excellent resources. Take a Faithful Citizenship quiz with Steve Angrisano (recognize his name from the hymnal? He's a well known song writer!), watch the thought of the day or tune into a message for teens. Listen to Podcasts on Catholic Social teaching. Find prayer resources and ways to take action.
You may even learn something you didn't know before and hopefully be inspired to live out your faith while making your decisions in November.
If you have questions or suggestions for "Make the Connection", feel free to contact me!
Peace of Christ to you!
Kerry Madden, The Catholic Parish Media Liaison http://kerryannmadden.blogspot.com/
KMadden445@aol.com
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