It's not a "single issue", it's a foundational one
Thanks to my pal, Deacon John, for the heads-up on this splendid web site, CatholicVote.com, which features the following powerful and hitting-the-nail-on-the-head video:
Catholic Vote 2008
Along these lines, I've never been interested in buying campaign paraphernalia, but this one is darn good:
For a more in-depth explanation of Church teaching and non-negotiable issues when voting, check out the Voter's Guide for Serious Catholics.
(And no, Husband Mike and I are not Democrats nor Republicans. We're Catholic, and as such, are Politically Homeless.)
Micki's advance post, October 18 I Believe, especially moved me. There's something immensely humbling in picturing Jesus as a little child, and the image of Him holding aloft His Sacred Heart with the accompanying text, "See, oh see / How I love thee", struck me deeply.
It reminded me again what an breathtaking act of humility it is for the Creator of the universe to come to us as a Child, and also in the form of bread and wine.
"... [P]erhaps this lowly and helpless goose was an opportunity to bring out the spark of compassion and concern for all creation that lies with in all. That spark was fanned into a glowing flame in the hearts of the three men who took a great risk and braved sub-zero temperatures and dangerous river ice in an attempt to save one goose." Read the full article.
