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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.…
Gay Marriage in New York and the Coming Persecution of Catholics
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
Last week in New York the homosexual equivalency agenda advanced their cutural revolution and dealt one more blow against marriage – and the family and society founded upon it. I call this effort a “homosexual equivalency movement” to reflect the goal of its leaders. They are dedicated to building a society where the positive law…
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…
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