Nuns on the Bus in Ohio and "Our Election's Moral Hole"

Bridget Mary's Reflection:

E.J. Dionne, Jr. in an article entitled "Our Election's Moral Hole" wrote the following insightful comment in today's Washington Post about the upcoming tour of Ohio by the Nuns on the Bus:

"...But there are forces working to make the campaign about something more than a suffocating battle to influence tiny slivers of the electorate. One of my favourite pressure groups, Nuns on the Bus, will be launching a five -day tour on Wednesday through the red, blue and purple parts of Ohio. Who better than a group of women who have consecrate their lives to the Almighty to reminds us that our decisions in November have ethical consequences.Those who serve the impoverished, the sick and dying know rather a lot about what matters-in life and in elections..."

Amen, Sisters, you go and spread the word to our elected officials that governments should serve all the people, not just the wealthy.  Dionne calls our attention to a statistic used by Sister Simone Campbell that comes from the non-partistan organization, Bread for the World': "every church in the country would have to come up with approximately $50,000 dedicated to feeding people- every year for the next 10 years" to make up for the cuts to food stamps in the Paul Ryan's budget!  Let's hope that both VP and Presidential candidates address this moral issue!  Bridget Mary Meehan, arcwp, www.arcwp.org

Nuns on the Bus in Ohio:

Catholic sisters from across Ohio, will board a bus and travel throughout Ohio calling for the passage of a faithful budget that "affirms the life of all God's children." During the tour the sisters will visit Catholic-sponsored social service agencies that serve the most marginalized and they are lobbying Republicans and Democrats alike to preserve programs that serve the most vulnerable. As they hold up the core values of solidarity, hope and the common good, they will remind us
"We are in this together - in Ohio."

Join us as we offer our prayer and blessings

for the sisters and their important work.