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We strive to love God and love our neighbor as ourselves by gratefully sharing our many gifts from God |
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Praising God and serving His flock for over 30
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For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.. Rom 8: 38-39 |
" Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaining. As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's varied grace. Whoever preaches, let it be with the words of God; whoever serves, let it be with the strength that God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen." -- 1 Peter, 4:8-11
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The Church does not tell you how to vote, but every Christian has a moral responsibility to educate themselves and vote with a well formed moral conscience, click here for more information.
Find Statements from the US Catholic Bishops at Faithful citizenship King's Korner Church and ‘Politics’
Catholics who do not practice the Catholic Faith -- who do not come to Eucharist or discipline themselves in the sacraments -- do not support the Church. Priesthood is not supported, Parish communities are not strengthened, Church teaching on fundamental issues to life and faith are undercut. Time and time again, polls are taken of Catholics on political and social issues that portend to show that Catholics do not support the Church or its Teachings to any greater degree than people who are not Catholic.
As we enter another intense political season, everything will be done to minimize the ‘Catholic vote’. Catholic Tradition has a great deal of value to say about Immigration, the sacredness of life in all aspects, the care of the poor and helpless, the sacredness of marriage and family, economic/ political injustices ..... The political system has constantly attempted to shut down the influence of the Church. We have historically seen it in dictatorships and other despotic reigns. Amazingly, we are seeing it now in our democratic way. Religious freedoms (basic to the success of our political way of life) are being trampled upon. Independence of church from state is being replaced with the need to meld in with the thinking and practices of general secular society.
The Church -- the Faith -- is the Christian Faith of the centuries. Revelation of God -- Truth -- has been reflected upon by philosophers and theologians. We have clarified often in Doctrine and have thus maintained the integrity of what is believed. Are we to remain silent in the proclamation and application of revealed Truth? -- Sorry -- Not an option!
Fr. Jim
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