I felt the same way. I felt like crying while everyone else was celebrating. I had trouble comprehending the fact that half of our fellow Catholics rejected the church's teaching on the value of marriage, the family, and human life and voted for monetary reasons instead. I guess they rely on money more than God. Jesus told us we couldn't love God and money and who did they choose? After all these years of attending mass and listening to God's word...were they listening?

The CEO's secretary where I work is a faithful Catholic who voted for Mr. Obama. Her reasoning was that the law isn't going to be changed regarding abortion and she would rather see these women have a clean, safe place to go for this procedure than to have them end up dead as well, by obtaining an abortion illegally. I asked her what she thought about his position on partial birth abortion, abortion through all stages of preganancy and the fact he voted against the born alive act. She seemed to think it was a horrible thing these women do but it really didn't have anything to do with her.

She's in Italy right now on a 10 day sight seeing tour.

I am glad to hear that others feel like an outcast in our own country, too. I feel like that with some of the people from our church now, as well.

Laura K.

I agree with the most recent post and also pray for President-elect Obama. At the same time I have reached the conclusion that our political-economic system is corrupt and perhaps beyond repair. Our Founding Father's in fact predicted a moment like this when the government would become so powerful and out of touch with the people that they noted it was not just their right, but obligation to stand up and challenge that government. i don't know if we are at that moment or hurtiling rapidly toward it. I do know that our trust must be on God and that any man-made form of trust however noble and good it may be is entirely inferior to the will of the Father. Perhaps these next few years will be much like what the ancient Jews experienced when they roamed the desert on their journey to the Promised Land. Perhaps on when we are in Exile and in the deepest sands of the desert will we come back to God-rendering not our garments, but our hearts. Perhaps we will now know better what it was like for Jesus in the Garden when he suffered alone anticipating the pain of the Cross, but also holding inHis Heart the joy of Ressurrection. Perhaps these next few years will be the challenge for Christians of our era. As the world appears to spin out of control as immoral forces and policies take control, it will be not just the right, but our obligation to stand with Jesus in the Garden anticipating and perhaps dreading the next days. It will be our oblgation to stand with Jesus at his Comdenation and Trial, help Him to carry the Cross. It will be our obligation to be the voices in the wilderness reminding all that Jesus Christ is the Lord and Savior of All Mankind.

Peace