Voter Guides for upcoming  general election

As Catholics, we are called to participate fully in the political process of our nation.  Pope Francis states that “…our political lives must be seen as an essential element of our personal call to holiness.”  The November 3 U.S. general election will influence life in United States, and indeed, in the entire world, for years into the future. 

Sisters, Home Visitors of Mary strongly encourage you and your loved ones to study A REFLECTIVE VOTING GUIDE: Creating Communion at the Intersection of Racism, Migration & Climate Crisis created by the National Assembly of  Leadership Conference of Women Religious.  It thoughtfully examines 3 critical issues in the U.S. — Racism, Migration & Climate Crisis – and offers reflections on what to expect from the candidates in deciding how to vote.

Click Here …  REFLECTIVE VOTING GUIDE: Creating Communion at the Intersection of Racism, Migration & Climate Crisis.

OTHER VOTING GUIDES AND ISSUE RESOURCES

 INTRODUCTION

• Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice Network 2019 Voting Record
• Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center – Legislative Resources
• Faith in Public Life & Interfaith Power and Light: “Democracy Values and the 2020 Election”  A Reflection Guide for Faith Communities
• League of Women Voters Voting Information – Vote 411

RACISM

• Racial Justice and the Catholic Church by Bryan Massingale
• White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
• Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
• Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
• “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh
• “What is White Privilege, Really?” by Cory Collins
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

MIGRATION    

• Bishop Robert McElroy
  • “On Voting with Faith and a Conscience”
  • “Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting”
• “The Great Climate Migration” New York Times Magazine, 26 July, 2020
• “Background on Root Causes of Migration 2020” US Conference of Catholic Bishops
• Papal Messages for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees
  • Pope Francis Message
  • Pope Benedict XVI Message

 CLIMATE

• Laudato Si’ Encyclical from Pope Francis On Care for Our Common Home
• Laudato Si’ Study Guide USCCB
• Catholic Climate Covenant
• League of Conservation Voters
• Global Catholic Climate Movement