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Be Perfect Just as Your Heavenly Father is Perfect: Learning to Walk in the Way of Love
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
After processing the Book of the Gospels around the sanctuary accompanied by the beautiful sounds of the Liturgical Alleluia sung by the faithful, I stepped up to the ambo and proclaimed “The Lord be with you”. They responded, “And also with you”. I continued, “A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew”, and they…
Catholics and Time: Tyrant or Tutor, Friend or Foe, Gift or Curse?
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
For the Catholic Christian, time is not a tyrant ruling over us. Rather, it is a teacher, instructing and presenting us with opportunity. Rather than a foe, it is a friend. Its role and reach is a part of the redemptive loving plan of God. In the Incarnation, the eternal Word became flesh; breaking into…
Theophany, the Baptism of Jesus calls us to live our Lives Immersed in God
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
Last Sunday, in the Western Church, we remembered the “Manifestation” to the Gentiles, the Feast of the Epiphany. We reflected on the “wise men” from the East who followed the light to the fullness of Divinity who humbled Himself to share in our humanity. The word “Epiphany” means “manifestation”, it is a making present, a…
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