This post comes to you via Take Five for Faith a daily email reflection sent to registered users. The reason why I wanted to share this one with you is because today is ELECTION DAY and what a better way to reflect upon our choices ... please read on.
In a September article in Commonweal magazine, theologian Kathleen Kaveny offers four things for Catholics to think about as they vote on Tuesday: “Competence—Does the candidate have the intellectual capacity, the experience, the temperament, and judgment to do the job? Character—Does the candidate have a good set of moral values and the integrity to pursue them in situations of temptation and fear? Collaboration—Can the candidate work well with other people, both political allies and opponents? Connections—What are the moral and practical ramifications of the candidate’s political and financial connections for the manner in which he or she will carry out the job?”
