PBOC current information: * 40 Days of Life Began September 23rd- click here for resources, information, and daily prayers – other important Parish information can be found here – Parish Mass schedule & Covid update included
40 Days for Life – September 23 – November 1 40 Days for Life is a focused pro-life effort that consists of 40 days of prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigil. PBOC joins with over 1,000 cities in 63 countries for this powerful, life-affirming and life-saving campaign! When the Time Comes by Henry Hyde Henry Hyde […]
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This has been a difficult year. We are seven months into a pandemic and are preparing for
elections in our country — all this, during one of the toughest times in our nation’s history.
However, we must not tire in our call to faithfully participate in civic life.
What is important for all of us to recognize, especially as Christians, is that we are not
Republicans nor are we Democrats. We are Catholics first and foremost. We are one family
in faith, and we have a responsibility to our nation and to our communities to seek the
common good of all people. Our responsibility includes voting based on an informed
conscience and our moral beliefs. We must research the issues and avoid any tendency
towards favoring particular personalities or our own political bias. We must seek answers to
sincere matters of policy, and find the truth buried in the daily assault of political rhetoric
from every direction.
A year ago, my brother bishops and I issued a statement about the 2020 election. The U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops agreed that abortion was to remain the preeminent moral
issue facing our nation. The word “preeminent” was a deliberate choice meant to indicate
urgency as we perform our civic duty this November. While the Catholic Church has clear
teaching on many important issues, we cannot advocate for important social changes if our
nation does not have justice or peace for those in the womb.
I urge you, please do not stand idle. Engage in proper research, find out what the candidates
stand for, and then vote. Each of us must take this very seriously and cast a ballot. A wellformed conscience in light of the Church’s teaching means we vote not from insecurity or
selfishness, but for love of our God, love of our nation, and love for the most vulnerable.
God bless you and your families. Let us pray for our nation and seek the intercession of the
patroness of South Carolina, Our Lady of Joyful Hope.
In the Lord’s in Peace,
Most Reverend Robert E. Guglielmone
Bishop of Charleston
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