Advocacy & Election Engagement Is Love in Action

Our pastor encourages you to get informed about one of 8 propositions on the May 1 Austin municipal ballot. As early voting opens April 19, he asks that you consider Prop B from both sides and then VOTE. Read his column at  From Fr. Chuck.

We’ve provided more information for your consideration on Prop B in our Advocacy Plaza on  Housing.

The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops asks you to take action by contacting your lawmaker to oppose the bill on Permitless Carry. In Texas, conversations on guns are often charged - opinions are strong on all sides. Awareness of the issue is a good place to begin. To bring you the Bishops’ appeal, we built a new Advocacy Plaza  On Guns & the Protection of Human Life.

Before we leave the topic of Love in Action, we invite you to read more on social justice matters:

• Our SVdP offers words from the Vincentian founders and the Holy Father as you consider both sides of Prop B.
• Take a look at your great response to the appeal for the Humanitarian Respite Center. Together your gifts are enough to fill a trailer - thank you!

Find both stories at  JUSTNews.

**Because the HRC request demanded such quick action, we wanted to let you know what to expect next. In honor of Mother’s Day, our Gabriel Project will hold a Dollars for Diapers Drive. More to follow on this event, this is just a “heads up!”