Upon Arrival: Lunch & Discussion ...
- What are your favorite things about living in America?
- How does it feel to cast a vote?
- Why is voting so important for Americans?
- How does it feel to be searching for something while blindfolded?
- How this similar to knowing truth from deception in our daily lives?
- What can you count on for help?
- Is there such a thing as absolute truth? (If no, why is that a logical fallacy?)
Topic Introduction: “Catholic AND American”...
- Someday you'll have the privilege to vote in our country. What knowledge will be necessary in order to do it responsibly?
- How will you make decisions? How can you be sure to find the truth and follow it?
- What are some important issues for American Catholic voters?
Small Group Work: Discover More...
Group # 1 - Conscience [1]
- What is it and where do we get it?
- How should we use it? How can we form/inform it?
- What role does it play in our daily lives? In voting?
Group # 2 - The Common Good [2]
- What is it? What is our role in contributing to the common good?
- Give an example of this principle at work in nature.
- Give examples of how our small, daily actions can effect it.
- Give examples of how big, political actions can effect it.
Group #3 - Non-Negotiable Issues [3]
- What five political issues are against the Church's moral teachings?
- Briefly explain why each of these are wrong.
[1]
Catechism of the Catholic Church – glossary, #1706, #1732, #1776 -1785, #1795-1802
Catholic Faith Handbook – p. 209, 233-235, 405
http://www.caaction.com/PDF/Voters-Guide-Catholic-English-1p.PDF
[2]
Catechism of the Catholic Church – #1738, #1898, #1905-1912, #1924-1927, #2237-2240
Catholic Faith Handbook – p. 219-221, 280, 404
1 Peter 2:13-17
[3]
http://www.caaction.com/PDF/Voters-Guide-Catholic-English-1p.PDF
See also:
http://www.ewtn.com/vote/brief_catechism.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSEaDov37R0
