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I am Glad to Be Back at Beliefnet: It is Time to Begin Again
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Deacon Keith Fournier
I have not written a column for Beliefnet in a long time. I have been writing a lot – just in other venues. As is the case with all of us, my life just seems to get busier and busier. However, I have not been able to get Beliefnet – and its potential for good…
A Catholic Activist Looks at the US Presidential Campaign of 2012 and the ‘Catholic Vote’
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
After Labor Day, the US Presidential campaign of 2012 will move into high gear. Clearly, this is one of the most important elections of my lifetime. The economy is in a free fall and the sense of fear in the United States is palpable. A majority of people have lost confidence in our elected leaders.…
The Christian Vocation and Living in the ‘Fourth Watch of the Night’
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
As a Deacon in the Catholic Church, I have the joy of proclaiming the Gospel during Holy Mass. The Gospel account two Sundays ago is one of my favorites. It is also one which is familiar – almost too familiar – to most of us. I say “too familiar” because we can tend to simply…
Religious Cleansing: Judge Orders Removal of the Ten Commandments Outside of Florida Courthouse
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
On July 15, 2011 the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida ordered that a large Ten Commandments monument – paid for privately by a local businessman and displayed since 2006 – be removed within thirty days from the front steps of the Courthouse. Mat Staver, the founder and chairman of The…
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