Pope Francis Says It Is Our Civic Duty to Vote. When it Comes to Voting, Choose the Lesser Evil If Voting for Trump or Harris When It Comes to Migration and Abortion Issues!

In less than a month from now, registered Americans, including a number of 72 million Catholic registered American voters, will be asked to vote for a change in presidency. The two main candidates are former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Recently, Pope Francis was asked at a news conference to provide guidance to Catholic American voters as to how they should vote as it related to these two front runners.

“This One, At Last, Is Bone Of My Bones And Flesh Of My Flesh.”

Please note that I am not an expert in marriage or divorce counseling as it relates to our Gospel and readings in which both are referenced.  My blog this weekend is based on three perspectives: My own marriage of 56 years; Witnessing relative and friends’ marriages; and Meeting and talking with couples as a deacon either prior to a marriage in the Catholic Church or after a divorce of couples married either in or out of the Church.

“Whoever Is Not Against Us Is For Us.” Let Us Not Forget Why We Are Called!

Being a Catholic Christian doesn’t mean we are automatically saved or know better than others when it comes to doing God’s work.  On the contrary, we need to work harder to avoid the sin of being judgmental that ruins a person.  Though God welcomes those baptized into the Catholic Church, He also expects that we will live up to the promise we make of loving both Him and all that He is created as Jesus loves us.  Without that, we risk loss of the Holy Spirit and the ability to serve those who are in need as defined by Christ.

“If Anyone Wishes To Be First, He Shall Be The Last…And…Servant Of All.”

God and the world strive to be the best.  The difference is in their approach.

It is no secret that the world, for the most part, defines “best” as being Number One.  Society usually breaks it down into three areas: Wealth, Power and Fame.  On an overall scale, the United States, China and Russia lead in all three categories.  It is the subjectivity of how one specifies the strength in each category that decides who or what is number One in the past, now and for the future as all three can claim victory for any number of particular times.