Resources for Voter Participation and the Common Good: Political Strategies, Moral Questions, Catholic Principles
June 21, 2021
These resources come from the participants in the Faith and the Faithful Dialogue on "Voter Participation and the Common Good: Political Strategies, Moral Questions, Catholic Principles".
Articles
- 54 miles to freedom: Catholics were prominent in 1965 Selma march (National Catholic Reporter)
- Catholic Bishops Call On Congress To Fix Voting Rights Act (Talking Points Memo)
- Get used to ranked-choice voting. It works. (Washington Post)
- Sister Anita Baird Shares History of Black Sisters in the United States (NETWORK)
- The State Assault on Voting Rights Hurts All of Us (The Bulwark)
- U-Va. is investing $100 million in saving democracy. Can it make a difference? (Washington Post)
Books
- IVP Books Compassion (&) Conviction The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement (2020)
- The Triumph of Nancy Reagan (2021)
Public Dialogues
- Confronting Racism in Our Hearts and in Our Nation
- President Biden, U.S. Bishops, and Pope Francis: How to Promote Catholic Principles in a Divided Church and Nation
Statements
- Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
- Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
- Racism and Voting (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
- Testimony on the Voting Rights Act, March 25, 1965 (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
- The Sacred Right to Vote Must be Protected (Leadership Conference of Women Religious and National Black Sisters' Conference)