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A Catholic Christian Way of Being ‘Green’
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
Last week Pope Benedict XVI received the credential letters of six new ambassadors to the Holy See. He sounded a theme which is common in his locutions and writings; he spoke of a “Human Ecology”. He recalled the “innumerable tragedies that have affected nature, technology, and the peoples” this year. He suggested that “the States…
Christians, Politics, Faithful Citizenship and True Social Justice
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
Several years ago I spoke at a gathering of Catholic Leaders. The participants included men and women from every walk of life who understand the implications of their faith on social, cultural, political, and economic participation. They are trying to live what Pope Benedict calls a “moral coherence” and have rejected the “separation between faith…
Truth, Twitter and Tangled Webs: Learning from ‘Weiner-gate’
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
I just returned from what would have been a wonderful, hard, exhilarating and uplifting workout at the gym- but for “Weiner-Gate”. Most people reading this piece know what I am referring to. The sad series of events which continues to propel Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York onto every television screen in America – and…
Whatever Happened to those Pentecostal/Charismatic Catholics?
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
This year the Liturgical celebration of Pentecost occurs on Sunday June 12. Among the many biblical accounts we will hear at Mass is this one: “When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it…
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