Gloria Purvis and Sam Sawyer, S.J., discuss the Catholic imperative to form and obey one’s conscience, especially around two key voting issues: abortion and racism.
Election 2024
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Six suggestions for conflicted Catholic voters in 2024
Some Catholic voters are struggling with their decision and may not make up their minds until it’s time to pull the lever—and that group could very well decide the election.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
After the election, people may know your political party—but will they know you’re a Christian?
“If scripture is the living word of God, then it has something to say about anything,” Father John Kartje reflects on this episode of “Preach” just ahead of the United States presidential election. His advice to his congregation: live out your Christian faith every day, regardless of the election outcome.
Posted inFaith in Focus, Politics & Society
How St. Ignatius helps my high school students talk about the presidential election
If my students remain true to the values of our Jesuit institution, but more importantly their identities as children of God, then I believe they can handle whatever our election season may bring.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Who you vote for is not the most important choice.
A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Ashley McKinless
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We’ve got two weeks until the election. Catholics, let’s ‘make a mess.’
The time is short: two weeks until this election. Can we change these candidates’ minds? I don’t know. Can faithful Catholics get their attention? Yes.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Trump delivers an at times bitter speech at Al Smith Catholic charity dinner, skipped by Harris
Donald Trump, in remarks that often felt more like a rally performance than a comedy routine, repeatedly criticized Kamala Harris over her decision to skip the event in a break from presidential tradition.
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Kamala Harris to address tonight’s Al Smith Catholic Charities dinner by video, organizers say
Vice President Kamala Harris will address the Al Smith charity dinner by video Thursday night, after deciding to skip the event in person in a break with presidential campaign tradition, organizers said.
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Community-building in election times: How Catholics can find our way back to each other
As Catholics, we must work to block harms where we see them, do our part to build the world we want to inhabit, and embody our fundamental dignity as human beings.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Why is the presidential election so close? Here are five reasons.
It is clear that nearly half of the country sees the election in a completely different way than it is seen in heavily blue precincts.