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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…
The Feast of the Ascension is Not an Intermission but a Key to Life
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
The Ascension of the Lord is not some final act in the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ, in the theatrical sense, though it does complete, in one way, His earthly ministry and the “Paschal Mystery”. Nor is it some kind of “intermission” to be concluded upon Christ’s Bodily return – which will most certainly occur.…
Simplicity and Communion: We will live the way we love and love the way we pray
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
As I grow older things are becoming simpler. Left behind with the years was some of my propensity to complicate things. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I have a long way to go. Having been with those preparing for death in my work as a Deacon of the Catholic Church, I have discovered that, in…
Why Does the Catholic Church Oppose Stem Cell Research? Answer: It Doesn’t!
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
How many times have you heard the charge that the Catholic Church opposes “Stem Cell Research”? You know – the insinuation is that this antiquated remnant of the middle ages, run by old men, is somehow impeding human and scientific progress. Well, not only is the claim absolutely untrue from a factual perspective, it is…
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