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Election 2008
A New Initiative from the Center of Concern
"In their patriotism and in their fidelity to their civic duties Catholics will feel themselves bound to promote the true common good; they will make the weight of their convictions so influential that as a result civil authority will be justly exercised and laws will accord with moral precepts and the common good."
Second Vatican Council, Apostolicam actuositatem 14
The materials on this page are meant to help you participate actively in the current political campaigns as an informed and faithful Christian. The materials posted here can help you deepen your own analysis, make your own evaluation of the programs and candidates, and engage your local communities.
Future postings in this Center initiative will be made on the 1st and 15th of each month. Topics will include immigration, international relations, jobs and outsourcing, poverty, Iraq and security, health care, and climate change. Other topics may be developed as the campaigns evolve.
The issues are framed in the context of globalization and a commitment to the common good faithful to the universalism of the Christian vision. They reflect the conviction that merely national solutions to security, health, poverty, employment, migration, the ecology and life itself cannot provide more than short-term fixes.
Select, download and use the materials that are most helpful to you in your context. You will find
Common Good Framework Resources
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Election 2008: Voting the Common Good
Powerpoint on ImmigrationThe Convention for the Common Good
The Convention for the Common Good, a national gathering of community leaders dedicated to social justice, will take place July 11-13 in Philadelphia, PA at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. The Convention, inspired by Catholic Social Teaching, is being convened by Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and NETWORK, the National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, and sponsored by the Center of Concern and 18 other Catholic organizations. Representatives from the sponsoring organizations and hundreds of others will explore how the common good, a foundational concept of Catholic Social Teaching, can unite peoples of good will behind a platform that emphasized the interdependence, justice, charity and cooperation that are essential to good governance.
You are invited to participate in the building of our common good platform. Click here to view the process document for helping build the Platform for the Common Good.
The website is now available. You can register at www.commongoodconvention.org.
Let us know how you are using them, what is helpful in them and what could be better for your setting.