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Deacon Keith Fournier

Lawrence the Deacon
Through this one humble deacon—Lawrence—"all of Rome became Christian"
The tradition records massive conversions to the Christian faith as a result of the holy life and death of one Deacon who understood the true heart of his vocation. He was poured out, like his Master, Jesus Christ the Servant, in redemptive love, on behalf of others. It is still said to this day that all of Rome became Christian as a result of the faithful life, and the death, of this one humble deacon. He was buried in a cemetery on the Via Tiburtina. On that spot, Constantine would later build a Basilica.

The Catholic College
Catholic Colleges must be....CATHOLIC
Catholic identity at a Catholic College requires that the academic community understand its ecclesial nature. In an institution, just as in persons, it begins from the inside and works its way throughout like leaven or yeast in a loaf. Catholic identity must become the beating heart of a Catholic College and provide the infrastructure for its entire educational mission. When it does, the building of a Catholic culture on campus becomes a fruit. This kind of Catholic culture helps to ensure the integration of the faith in every aspect of the academy, through both word and witness.

Senator Obama and the Epidemic of Violence
The "epidemic of violence" begins in the womb where children are killed daily
On the Lord’s Day,one of the most gifted political personalities in recent American history, Senator Barrack Obama, stood before a congregation of concerned Christians and said "…From South Central L.A. to Newark, New Jersey, there's an epidemic of violence that's sickening the soul of this nation…The violence is unacceptable and it's got to stop." Senator Obama, what about the children in the womb killed by legalized abortion? Who hears their cry?

The Sky is Not Falling, the Church is awakening!
The Recent Letters from Rome are a sign of a reawakening of the Catholic Church for the World!
Tuesday July 10, 2007 the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released its long expected document reaffirming Catholic Ecclesiology entitled "Responses to some questions regarding certain aspects of the doctrine on the Church". It is a very succinct, well written three page document containing an introduction followed by five questions with five answers. In essence, it simply reaffirms the teaching of the Second Vatican Council regarding the theology of the Church (ecclesiology), as well as modern encyclicals and magisterial documents which have so beautiful expounded upon it.

"Summorum Pontificum" of Pope Benedict
May Pope Benedicts' Hermeneutic of Continuity continue the authentic reform of the reform.
My sincere hope is that the liberalization of the use of older form of the Liturgy will raise the water level of all the proper Liturgical celebrations in the One Church ! May the hermeneutic of continuity be demonstrated and embraced by all of Christ's faithful and, in particular by priests. May the Novus Ordo Mass, the Tridentine Mass and the Byzantine Liturgy, all be celebrated with the beauty, dignity and fidelity that the faithful deserve and may the Holy Spirit continue to guide the Church into this new missionary millennium.