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Guidelines for Political Activity
As tax-exempt organizations, parishes and Catholic Church organizations are prohibited from participating in partisan political activities. However, there are some activities in which you can participate. The Catholic Conference of Illinois has published a brochure, "Guidelines on Political Activities for Parishes and Catholic Church Organizations," which sets out some general guidelines to follow if you wish to participate in these activities. For the brochure, please
click here.
For further information on Political Activity Guidelines, please visit the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops at: http://www.usccb.org/about/general-counsel/political-activity-guidelines.cfm
CCI’s Legislative Agenda for the 97th General Assembly
For CCI’s Legislative Agenda for the 97th General Assembly (released January 2011), click here.
USCCB Calls Catholics to “Faithful Citizenship”
In an appeal to Catholics to practice "faithful citizenship" in the coming
election year, the Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops (USCCB) have called for a "new kind of politics--focused on moral
contributions of the rich and powerful, and on the pursuit of the common good
not the demands of special interests." For more information, please visit their website at http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/.
Forming our Conscience – The Catholic Vote
With the presidential election right around the corner, Catholics are called to evaluate candidates and policies through the lens of the Gospel.
Mr. Bob Gilligan, Executive Director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, wrote the following article which appeared in the August 31, 2008 edition of the Catholic New World newspaper. Please click the link below to read Mr. Gilligan's article.
http://www.catholicnewworld.com/cnwonline/2008/0831/1.aspx
A Catholic Perspective on Advance Directives in Illinois now available online
A Catholic Perspective on Advance Directives in Illinois has been prepared in a simple question and answer format to answer some of the most troubling questions facing persons regarding difficult health care treatment choices. The booklet provides guidance for the Catholic, as well as other interested persons, by reviewing teaching principles on life and death issues.
The booklet contains information about the various forms of advance directives and surrogate decision-making allowed under Illinois law, as well as actual forms to use.
We sincerely hope that you will find this material useful.
For A Catholic Perspective on Advance Directives in Illinois - Questions and Answers, click here.
For the form "Illinois Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney for Health Care", click here.
For the form "Living Will Declaration", click here.
Other Publications
If you would like copies of these publications, please contact us.
Catholic Schools: In Service and In Need
Discover the Catholic Church
CCI wrote and designed Discover the Catholic Church to assist in a variety of ways: in support of general education, formation, and evangelization. Obviously, it is neither long nor detailed enough to comprehensively express the fullness and beauty of Catholic teaching, but we hope that it will serve as an important supplement to efforts on behalf of the Church.
For a complimentary copy of this brochure you may call our Springfield office at (217) 528-9200. Additional copies may be purchased through Liturgical Training Publications at 1-800-933-1800 at the following prices:
1-99 copies - $1.00 each
100 - 400 copies - $75 per 100 (2 packs of 50)
500 - 900 copies - $40 net per 100 (2 packs of 50)
1,000 or more - $25 net per 100 (2 packs of 50)
Sorry, packs cannot be broken.
Some Notes for a History 1969-1994 (history of CCI) - printed in 1994
Pastoral Response to Immigration -1997 (also available in Spanish and Polish)
A Catholic Perspective on Gambling in Illinois- 1999(available in English and Spanish)
Moving Beyond Racism: Learning to see with the eyes of Christ - April 2000
Catholic and Lutheran Reflections on the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification - Summer 2000
That Abundance May Flourish - A Catholic Perspective on Rural Life in Illinois - Spring 2001
