Catholic Pro-Life Committee

Overview

Civic Action

In the Catholic Tradition, responsible citizenship is a virtue, and participation in political life is a moral obligation.

– U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2007

As Christians, we accept the Lord's kingship over all living things. As Americans, we believe in a free and just society, which should protect life at all stages. As American Christians, we must persuade our fellow citizens to enact in law the founding principles of this great nation: that each person has a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Even as we enjoy the blessings of freedom, over 4,000 unborn Americans lose their lives legally each day. Undaunted attacks against human life escalate: efforts to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, medical research using human embryos, attempts at human cloning, and use of the death penalty. The Civic Action Group encourages elected officials to support and defend legal protection for all human life. To accomplish this goal, the group monitors relevant federal and state legislation and administrative rulings, and seeks dialogue with legislators on life issues.

Prior to the last presidential election, the Civic Action Minisry prepared voter education material, encouraged voter registration drives in churches, held a candidate forum and distributed educational bulletin inserts for Catholics in the Diocese of Dallas. In July 2010, the Civic Action Ministry sponsored the conference: Render unto Caesar: Defending Life in the Public Square, as well as Responsible Voting Seminars in preparation for the November elections.

The next Texas Legislative Session starts in January 2011 and ends in June 2011. During the session, the Catholic Action Team (C.A.T.) will continue to train citizen volunteers to pray for and monitor the activities, votes, and records of elected officials at all levels of government. In coordination with Catholic Charities of Dallas, CAT will also train and organize the participation of Catholics in the Diocese of Dallas in the Catholic Faith in Action Advocacy Day on April 6, 2011. For more information about the 2011 Advocacy Day, visit dallascatholicadvocacy.org.

After the 2011 Texas Session is over, we will shift our focus to the Federal Congress and the attacks on human life at the national level.

Feel free to peruse the different sections listed in the column at left. For more information about the Civic Action ministry, please contact Lauren Muzyka at civic@prolifedallas.org.

Civic Action

Civic Action

Abortions in the U.S.

Encouraging Words