{"id":9544,"date":"2020-10-29T10:22:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T15:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/?p=9544"},"modified":"2020-10-29T10:31:44","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T15:31:44","slug":"tuesdays-election-some-personal-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/tuesdays-election-some-personal-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday\u2019s Election . . . . some personal thoughts."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wpimg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/w_ivt.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/w_ivt.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/w_ivt-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/w_ivt-500x274.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/w_ivt-624x342.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Political commentators are saying that with the election but a few days away, most people have made up their mind about who they will vote for. In fact, many of us have already voted in some form. My words here are not intended to announce a \u201cproper Catholic vote\u201d. It is not my place to encourage a vote for any particular candidate. (Some clergy have done this. I think they\u2019ve over-stepped their religious role in doing so.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However . . . as pastor of this Catholic parish I can encourage that you strive for a \u201cproper spirit\u201d in registering your vote. What I mean by that is for us to cast our ballot with Christian purpose and attitude in mind. It\u2019s so easy to be moved by the heat- ed debate; our vote can be cast in anger or spite or revenge &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; in this case my vote primarily serves to assuage my feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our vote should be about issues and solutions to problems, not my animosity. Here\u2019s my check list as I vote on Tuesday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Presidents come and go . . . there\u2019ll be another one in four years and another one after that . . . in the meantime, who has a plan to help our nation through these trying times?<\/li><li>Any election is about the future. Think of your children and grandchildren. What vote would serve them the best?<\/li><li>Neither the Devil nor the Messiah is on the ballot. We\u2019re voting for human beings . . . imperfect, inconsistent, prone to mistakes. There is no perfect candidate. There are choices we must make in an imperfect world.<\/li><li>Whoever is chosen for office needs the support of the whole electorate. That\u2019s the point of a Democracy. The voice of the people, expressed in free election, must hold our allegiance for the sake of the union.<\/li><li>When we do our best. When our desire is for the common good. When basic principles of justice, truth and brothership are intended by our vote . . . . God will bless it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>So friends, let\u2019s be Christ in the voting booth on Tuesday. And what did he say to his frightened apostles in the Upper Room the night of His Resurrection? \u201cDo not be afraid. I am with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lord, please bless our country as we choose our civil leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fr. 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