ELECTION 2024 REFLECTION SERIES
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Thursday, September 19 Thursday, October 3
Thursday, September 26 Thursday, October 10
All sessions are from 7 – 8:30 pm in the John XXIII room at St. Matthias.
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) say in Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, “As a nation, we share many blessings and strengths, including a tradition of religious freedom and political participation. However, as a people, we face serious challenges that are both political and moral. This has always been so, and as Catholics we are called to participate in public life in a manner consistent with the mission of our Lord, a mission that he has called us to share.” The USCCB goes on to say, “Any politics of human dignity must seriously address issues of racism, poverty, hunger, employment, education, housing, and health care.” As the Racial Justice Initiative here at St. Matthias, we feel it necessary to open a dialogue on racial justice issues as they pertain to politics in America, with a focus on our responsibilities as dictated by the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.
This dialogue will take place over four weekly sessions, each one-and-one-half hour long, during which we will pray, discuss CST principles, watch informative videos on pertinent topics, reflect, and discuss. The topics will be broken out as per the USCCB Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship:
SESSION 1—HUMAN DIGNITY
- Topics discussed will be voting rights and criminal justice reform.
SESSION 2—THE COMMON GOOD
- Topics discussed will be healthcare equity and environmental justice.
SESSION 3—SUBSIDIARITY
- Topics discussed will be education equality and economic justice.
SESSION 4—SOLIDARITY
- Topics discussed will be gun violence and Christian Nationalism.
**PLEASE NOTE: These sessions will be strictly NON-PARTISAN and focused solely on issues as they pertain to RACIAL JUSTICE.
We hope you will join us as we thoughtfully and prayerfully prepare for the upcoming general election in November. ALL ARE WELCOME.