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Issues and Action
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"As Catholics, we bring the richness of our faith to the public square. We draw from both faith and reason as we seek to affirm the dignity of the human person and the common good of all."
- "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops
of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops."
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By taking action, you can give Catholics in our diocese a larger voice in the halls of government.
Through our email and social media alerts, Diocesan Action Alerts reach thousands of Catholics, like you, to provide educational updates on the important issues being debated and to provide you with the tools to simplify the process of contacting your elected officials.
We can’t do this work alone!
Now more than ever, we must band together and advocate for the world we seek.
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Concerned, like we are, about the use of abortion-derived cell lines in the development and testing of vaccines?
Write to the pharmaceutical companies to voice your concerns using these sample letters from the USCCB.
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How you can help:
Prayer: We ask you to respond in prayer in answering your call to faithful citizenship, so that together we can live out our call to holiness and work with Christ as He builds a civilization of love, justice and peace.
Advocacy: We invite you to become actively involved as we work together to communicate the Catholic position to elected officials and engage in other efforts to apply authentic moral teaching in the public square. Even those who cannot vote have the right to have their voices heard on issues that affect their lives and the common good.
Education: We urge you to learn more about the issues and actively engage in the formation of your own conscience within the context of Catholic teaching. The work for justice requires that the mind and the heart of Catholics be educated and formed to know and practice the whole faith.
Outreach: We encourage you to reach out to those most in need, to encounter each person with respect, remembering the inherent human dignity of every person, and to protect the lives and dignity of all, especially the weak, the vulnerable, the voiceless.
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Public Policy Advocacy Committee
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Jennifer Ruggiero, Chair
Ellen F. Ayoub
Deacon Peter Barcellona
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Allan Caballero
James Choma
Julio Coto
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Anthony P. Kearns III, Esq.
Gerald Wutkowski, Jr.
Tara Smith
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Get Updates from the USCCB
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is an assembly of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands who jointly exercise certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States. The purpose of the Conference is to promote the greater good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programs of the apostolate fittingly adapted to the circumstances of time and place.
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Get Updates from the New Jersey Catholic Conference
The New Jersey Catholic Conference (NJCC) represents the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey on matters of public policy. The NJCC serves as a liaison to governmental agencies and institutions and coordinates public policy communications and activities among the dioceses and between the Bishops and secular agencies.
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