The 2008 U.S. Elections A Guide for Catholic Voters by Chau T. Phan, Ph.D. professor emeritus of political science & web minister

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, November 14, 2007: 

• Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States (complete statement, November 14, 2007), http://www.usccb.org/bishops/FCStatement.pdf (needs Adobe Reader)
• The Challenge of Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (summary statement for Bulletin insert, November 14, 2007), http://www.usccb.org/bishops/FCBullInsert.pdf (needs Adobe Reader)

• Election and Political Activities Guide 2008 http://www.flacathconf.org/FaithPolitics/EPAG2008.pdf (needs Adobe Reader)
• Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: Considerations before heading to the polls. A three-part series
• Part 1: Why form one's conscience for faithful citizenship? http://www.flacathconf.org/FaithPolitics/Part%201.pdf
• Part 2: How to properly form one's conscience? http://www.flacathconf.org/FaithPolitics/Part%202.pdf
• Part 3: Applying a well-formed conscience in the voting booth and the public square  http://www.flacathconf.org/FaithPolitics/Part%203.pdf

St. Anthony Messenger: Election Year Checkup (February 2008) http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Feb2008/Editorial.asp

americancatholic.org: Election 2008 News (being constantly updated) http://www.americancatholic.org/news/Election2008/default.asp

Outcome of 08? Presidential Election Will Be Determined By Catholic Bishops, Posted on March 14th, 2008, by James Todd in 2008 Election Coverage http://www.bloggernews.net/114464

The Catholic Vote: A Guide for the Perplexed, by Clarke E. Cochran & David Carroll Cochran. Orbis Books, 144 pp., paperback, $16.00,

• “I’m a Catholic—What should I be thinking about before I cast my vote?”
• The Catholic Vote is an accessible guide to issues Catholics should consider before going to the polls. Based on the Catholic values of life, dignity, solidarity, and proper stewardship, its five concise chapters describe
1. the importance of participating in the political life of a community,
2. the extent to which Catholic values influence Catholic voter choices,
3. the significant issues,
4. how to evaluate candidates for office, and
5. how the Catholic tradition can transform our political landscape.
• Issues covered include the economy, poverty, health care, family, crime, waging war, race and ethnicity, immigration, the environment, and protecting human life.
• Clarke E. Cochran is a professor of political science at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and the author of American Public Policy: An Introduction and co-author of Catholics, Politics, and Public Policy: Beyond Left and Right.
• David Carroll Cochran is an associate professor of politics at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa and the director of the Archbishop Kucera Center for Catholic Intellectual and Spiritual Life at Loras College and the Archdiocese of Dubuque. He is the author of The Color of Freedom: Race and Contemporary American Liberalism and the co-author of Catholics, Politics, and Public Policy: Beyond Left and Right.
• Table of Contents (needs Adobe Reader)
• Chapter Preview: Chapter 1: Politics and Catholic Teaching (needs Adobe Reader)