Oct29Written by:Knight Blogger
10/29/2008 3:16 PM 
You may have seen inserts in your Sunday bulletin regarding "Faithful Citizenship". The complete document from the USCCB (US Conference of Catholic Bishops) can be found by clicking here. There's also a website www.faithfulcitizenship.org which has a wealth of resources for all Catholics as well as Parish & School Leaders, Diocesan & Community Leaders, and very importantly, young Catholics. Please visit their site and pass along their link to your friends to educate them about the Catholic view of political responsibility.
The link to the section for Young Catholics (http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/youth) should be shared with your kids and other kids you know. You might be surprised, but there is a troubling degree of political ignorance among the youth. Not that they don't have a politcal opinion even by middle school, but it's often based on what their peers say or the quick sound bite they get on late night tv. Take the time to discuss the important issues with your kids. Maybe you could go through the weblink with them. It will be time well spent.