Faithful citizenship is the responsibility of every St. Thomas parishioner. Through prayer and reflection, we are invited to stand with the Risen Lord and his Church, as we approach the political process and the central human issues of our time and place.
For information on issues within the District of Columbia, visit the D.C. Catholic Conference.
For information about the Church’s stand on the political issues of our day, visit the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Issues and Action page
Teach us, good Lord, to serve you as you deserve; to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward, save that of knowing that we do your will.
-St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556)
“Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. Let us seek for others the same possibilities which we seek for ourselves. Let us help others to grow, as we would like to be helped ourselves. In a word, if we want security, let us give security; if we want life, let us give life; if we want opportunities, let us provide opportunities. The yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us.”
Pope Francis
Speech to Congress
September 24, 2015