IHM Social Ministries Advocacy team is working closely with the Archdiocese Social Action Office to advocate for changes in legislation that will attack the roots of social injustice.
Parishioners are working on Respect Life, Poverty, Immigration, and ending the genocide in Darfur.
Ways that we are involved:
- letter writing campaigns
- visiting our congressional representatives
- educational programs
- prayer services
- interfaith groups working together to bring change and give voice to the voiceless
Check out the Catholic Social Teaching Themes at:
http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/socialaction/catholicsocialteaching.html
Faithful Citizen Statement from the US Conference of Bishops
http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/church/statements
The challenge of inviting Catholics to exercise “faithful citizenship” requires more than instruction and formation in the Church’s social teaching. Our tradition of worship, centered in the Eucharist, also calls Catholics to put their faith into action in the political arena. The connection between liturgy and life is learned through participation in worship experiences that enlighten our spirits and move our hearts to action. An important section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church says, in fact, “The Eucharist commits us to the poor. To receive in truth the Body and Blood of Christ given up for us, we must recognize Christ in the poorest, his brethren.”
For more information on Faithful Citizen, please go to the website at:
http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/