Yesterday our parish hall was a polling place in the Prince George’s County Elections. Less than 500 voters came out but the campaign workers gave out pamphlets and cards, shouted the names of candidates, littered the property with signs, etc. When the election was over, they disappeared, leaving all their trash behind. It was a real mess!
CLICK THE PICTURE ABOVE to see the pictures I took this morning. They demonstrate the level of disrespect they showed this church and the local community. Another property on 450 is posted against tresspassers and dumping. It is surrounded by campaign signs. I guess private property and anti-littering laws do not mean much to those who would be elected officials and to many of those who would support them.
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It is sometimes complained that Christians of the West seem apt to neglect the role of the Holy Spirit in their prayer, worship, and reflection. The Catholic emphasis often centers upon Jesus, his mother Mary, and the saints. However, the Holy Spirit is not utterly forgotten and is implicitly invoked every time we make the sign of the cross. The early Church discerned the power of the Holy Spirit in their midst as a personal encounter with God.
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