Comments for Catholics in the Political Community at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:43:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/catholics-in-the-political-community.html#comment-14172 Also don't forget that the Catholic's life is not only liturgical. There are a number of other arenas that a responsible Catholic has to attend to and work in. - Fr. Bramwell Sat, 03 Nov 2012 07:58:19 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/catholics-in-the-political-community.html#comment-14165 Father, I never stopped to think about what you pointed out re a whole chapter devoted to politics but it makes sense. I had the opposition reaction to Rob's. The PA bishops conference put out a statement on Nov 1 about the election. Same idea. "We celebrate these unnamed saints because...As aspiring saints, we, too, must meet the challenges of our own time in history with boldness and humility, with courage and gentleness, and with an attentive docility to the Holy Spirit at work in our world...We propose this statement now because the upcoming elections, at every level, offer a critical opportunity for Catholics...to exercise our civic duty and fulfill our social responsibility in a way that becomes us as aspiring saints." - kristinajohannes Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:17:44 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/catholics-in-the-political-community.html#comment-14149 Today is the Solemnity of All Saints--one of the most important, overlooked and misunderstood days in the liturgical calendar. The Catholic Thing gives us yet another "please vote" piece. While I agree with Father Bramwell, I am saddened that the Catholic Thing could not spare a day to focus on All Saints. - Rob Thu, 01 Nov 2012 03:49:59 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/catholics-in-the-political-community.html#comment-14147 #1 When the Council penned these documents, it could never have envisioned as world where in the next 40 years more than 50 million unborn babies would be murdered in the USA alone (untold hundreds of millions more across the globe). If it did, the Council would have singled out abortion as the single greatest threat to welfare of the human family. #2 I wish that when we speak about our collective responsibility to all members of the human family, we don't lump in the protection of innocent human life with all the others. Given the choice, I'd sooner be poor and homeless than be a dead unborn child. - Deacon Ed Peitler Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:29:50 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/catholics-in-the-political-community.html#comment-14144 Dear Father Bramwell, Thanks for cutting through all the "muck'.I totally agree with your words and "hope and change" was not the kind of change we needed these last four years,I feel.We need Real change,respect of life and liberty,Marriage to be respected as the institution it has always been. I believe we have hope,and pray everyone votes. Jack - Jack,CT Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:44:42 +0100