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Good to see our friend @JohnWMcCarthy calling us all to action on this #CatholicsforBiden call. @JoeBiden Image
.@joshjdickson: "The moral choice could not be more clear." #CatholicsforBiden @JoeBiden Image
.@nicholemflores offering the invocation for this #CatholicsforBiden call to action, reminding us of the social gospel. @JoeBiden Image
.@nicholemflores says that for her, this election is one of conscience. #CatholicsforBiden @JoeBiden
"I cannot remain silent in the face of these injustices," @nicholemflores on #CatholicsforBiden call-to-action call. @JoeBiden
"I plan to vote for Biden/Harris as soon as I have my ballot in my hand." Yes, @nicholemflores! #CatholicsforBiden @JoeBiden
Shout out to @ConorLambPA, especially for his shot of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parrish in the background. #CatholicsforBiden @JoeBiden Image
"It's very easy to see which of these two candidates live by an ethic of service," says @ConorLambPA at #CatholicsforBiden call-to-action event. @JoeBiden
.@ConorLambPA tells how when @JoeBiden was at a Labor Day Mass, he kneeled during the Mass even though he was in the front pew without a kneeler. Shows the strength of his faith. #CatholicsforBiden
.@SamanthaJPower says one of the great honors of her career is being a #CatholicsforBiden co-chair. @JoeBiden Image
.@SamanthaJPower says she doesn't know we have ever had a candidate whose spirit is as rooted in the idea of human dignity as @JoeBiden. #CatholicsforBiden
.@SamanthaJPower saying how @JoeBiden would occasionally delay meetings with Secretaries because someone suffering from a tragedy would call him because they felt alone. #CatholicsforBiden
Our friend @AntheaButler says that "@JoeBiden lives his Catholicism." #CatholicsforBiden Image
"I believe he [@JoeBiden] can bear the sorrows of this nation" and help heal it, says @AntheaButler. She says that she believes Biden would reach out his hand to her at Mass. #CatholicsforBiden
.@AntheaButler asks people to search their conscience when it comes to their vote. She say @JoeBiden has a "moral core... he knows what it means to bear grief." #CatholicsforBiden
.@AntheaButler asks people to ask what their history will be if they don't vote for Biden/Harris. "It's time for compassion, it's time for resilience and hope. It's not time for fear." #CatholicsforBiden @JoeBiden
.@marasmith214 is moderating the roundtable on this #CatholicsforBiden call-to-action call. Says some of her best memories of college was going to Mass on Sunday nights. @JoeBiden Image
In voting for @JoeBiden, @marasmith214 says "this is a moral decision for me, this is a faithful decision for me." #CatholicsforBiden
Old friend and Catholic Democrats supporter (and member) Kevin Hayes highlighting the work he's doing in the greater Pittsburgh area as part of #CatholicsforBiden efforts. @JoeBiden Image
"You can make a difference by just talking to the other Catholics you know about why you're supporting @JoeBiden," says #CatholicsforBiden Pittsburgh Kevin Hayes.
Thanks for the shout out, Kevin Hayes! Love the work that you are doing as part of #CatholicsforBiden. @JoeBiden
Good to see old friend and ally Vicky Kovari (@VictoriaKovari) and to hear about her work supporting @JoeBiden in Michigan. #CatholicsforBiden Image
Vicky Kovari says that her group is sending a letter to each of the 7 Bishops in Michigan asking for them to commit to keep parishes safe from politicking. @JoeBiden #CatholicsforBiden
John Tannous telling us the work they are doing in Ohio to organize Catholic voters. Says want to start a #OhioCatholicsforBiden initiative. #CatholicsforBiden @JoeBiden Image
.@Mark_Shriver says "we are going to win." Says he's known @JoeBiden since his father - Sargent Shriver - ran for VP in 1972. #CatholicsforBiden Image
.@Mark_Shriver also mentions @JoeBiden's close relationship with his mom Eunice Shriver and his uncle Senator Ted Kennedy. Legitimately close relationship between Senator Kennedy and VP Biden. #CatholicsforBiden
@Mark_Shriver invites us to imagine the coward in the White House talking about the preferential option for the poor. Which is, indeed, difficult to fathom. @JoeBiden #CatholicsforBiden
.@Mark_Shriver quoting a great president, Teddy Roosevelt, talking about the importance of being in the arena. @JoeBiden #CatholicsforBiden
.@ericmsalcedo says we need to stay fired up for the next 47 days. #CatholicsforBiden @JoeBiden Image
Our good friend, @BostonCollege's professor Tom Groome, offering the benediction in this #CatholicsforBiden call-to-action call. @JoeBiden Image
In drawing upon the memory of St. Brigid, a great Irish saint, Tom Groome talks about her focus on mercy and compassion. #CatholicsforBiden @JoeBiden
Tom Groome says that St. Brigid would want us to recognize the pandemic, the disease of racism, and the ecological crisis. #CatholicsforBiden @JoeBiden
"Calm us into quietness that heals and listens," Tom Groome drawing upon the prayer of St. Brigid. He asks us all to say the Hail Mary. @JoeBiden #CatholicsforBiden
Yet another wonderful #CatholicsforBiden event this evening. Great job by @JohnWMcCarthy and @joshdickson for their leadership. We are fired up and ready to work! @JoeBiden #BidenHarris

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Just digging into #FratelliTutti - but of course, this resonates.

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