OSP Statement:
Tools for Voting:
Conscience Formation Equally Sacred Scorecard: NETWORK has put together the list of those issues which Pope Francis explains are "equally sacred" and gives both Biden's and Trump's stances on these issues.
A Reflective Voting Guide: Leadership Conference of Women Religious have put together a document that lays out the intersectional issues that are most critical to consider as we vote for our local, state, and federal officials.
Ignatian Guide to Civic Engagement: Read this document with your small group or with neighbors and engage in conversation using the reflection questions.
Potentially: link to registration to be part of inter-parish reflection/discussion groups through St. Teresa of Avila church
Know before you Vote! Use this Sample Ballot website (non-partisan) to learn what and who will be on the ballot you receive when you vote (in person or through the mail).
Calls to Action:
- Make sure you are registered to vote (in person, or by mail).
- Volunteer to serve as an election official.
- Encourage family members, neighbors, friends to vote and host a socially-distanced accountability party to celebrate that you all did your part.
Transformational Prayer:
Join with Old St. Pat's community members as we pray a novena for the people of our country - for compassion, healing, mercy, and courage to draw us together in kinship.
- Livestream Sunday liturgies beginning October 25.
- Concluding (with Livestream liturgies) Monday, November 2.
- Sonrise Prayer Service on Election Day, November 3 (Livestreamed for people waiting at the polls!)
Beyond 11/3 Commitment
Choose an issue and find ways you can locally act to support, advocate, educate, and transform circumstances around that issue.