I will state here what I have long stated elsewhere. The best advice the bishops or anyone else could give to lay Catholics about making American politics better is not guidance on issues or prioritization on public policies but to encourage Catholic witness. In most parts of the country all you have to do is to show up and you can be on…
I will state here what I have long stated elsewhere. The best advice the bishops or anyone else could give to lay Catholics about making American politics better is not guidance on issues or prioritization on public policies but to encourage Catholic witness. In most parts of the country all you have to do is to show up and you can be on a Republican or Democratic Party ward or precinct committee. They are desperate for volunteers as are the candidate campaigns. Volunteer and as you come to meet and know people, be a witness that you are there BECAUSE of x, y, and z and DESPITE a, b and c.
Frankly, it doesn't matter if you join the Republicans or the Democrats, so long as you present a Catholic social witness.
I will state here what I have long stated elsewhere. The best advice the bishops or anyone else could give to lay Catholics about making American politics better is not guidance on issues or prioritization on public policies but to encourage Catholic witness. In most parts of the country all you have to do is to show up and you can be on a Republican or Democratic Party ward or precinct committee. They are desperate for volunteers as are the candidate campaigns. Volunteer and as you come to meet and know people, be a witness that you are there BECAUSE of x, y, and z and DESPITE a, b and c.
Frankly, it doesn't matter if you join the Republicans or the Democrats, so long as you present a Catholic social witness.