I made the mistake of printing it off the USCCB Web site. All 44 pages of it. Now, the document "Faithful Citizenship" is shoved under some old papers and Post Its, waiting for the recycling. I've found something that makes searching and understanding the document much easier.
It's the "Faithful Citizenship" Web site that's meant to help regular Catholics learn and teach how the U.S. bishops think Catholics should engage civic life and politics. It's divided into sections designed specifically for parish leaders, community leaders and young people. (There's a section for "All Catholics" too, so don't feel left out if you don't fit in the other categories.)
There's also a family guide to help parents guide their kids through these issues and even resources for prayer and reflection. It also can connect Catholics to organizations working for justice on issues like immigration, education and pro-life outreach. It also offers clarity on what parishes can and can't do to help politically inform its parishioners — for example, it can educate its members on Catholic Social Teaching, but it can't show partisanship in any way.
It's worth checking out. Let me know what you think.
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