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Headlines Francis of Xavier, Pope Francis and the Missionary Transformation of the Catholic Church By Deacon Keith Fournier | December 3, 2013 Pope Francis writes of the need for a "missionary conversion" for the whole Church. He shares his dream of a "missionary option". He speaks of the need to put all things in a "missionary key". He challenges the pastors of the Church to engage ministry in a "missionary style". The word missionary runs throughout the entire manifesto entitled The Gospel of Joy. It seems our Pope may have also had Francis Xavier in mind - and heart - on that night when the Holy Spirit encouraged him to choose the name Francis. Continue Reading... Christians of East and West Must Give Common Witness: Pope Francis Writes Patriarch Bartholomew By Deacon Keith Fournier | December 3, 2013 Pope Francis' reference to the Patriarch as my brother Andrew showed the fraternal affection said to exist between them already. However, it did much more. It pointed back to the ancient bond in which the Church will find its path back to full communion, the brotherhood of Simon (Peter) and Andrew. Will the Two Lungs of the Church, East and West Breathe Together Again? I believe that they will, and sooner than many expect. This recent letter from Peter to Andrew is one more sign of the movement of the Holy Spirit toward that glorious day. May it be a seed of the coming full communion between the two sister Churches Continue Reading... Rush Limbaugh is Wrong, Karen Finney of MSNBC is Nuts: Pope Francis and Capitalism By Deacon Keith Fournier | December 3, 2013 Do you get it Karen Finney and E.J. Dionne? It is not "progressive" to try to resolve problems by eliminating a human life! The lie of your brand of political progressivism has been exposed, rejected and dismissed by the Pope whom you think you can use to bolster your political agenda! Also disturbing were words spoken by Rush Limbaugh. His contention, offered on the EIB Network, that some of the words written by Pope Francis were Marxist is reprehensible. Further, his claim that they must have been written by someone else showed a serious lack of the show prep Limbaugh purports to engage in before he opines from his golden microphone at the Limbaugh Institute of Advanced Conservative Studies. Continue Reading... Prepare the Way for the Lord: Why We Celebrate Advent By Deacon Keith Fournier | December 2, 2013 This Sunday, Advent begins. In a western culture where the influences of Christian traditions are waning, many ask why we even celebrate Advent. It is helpful to know our Liturgical history in order to explain what we do to those who may inquire. But even more importantly, it can help each of us to enter more fully into the seasonal participation and experience the grace it offers. Over the next four weeks preceding the great celebration of the Nativity of the Lord Jesus, (Christ-Mass), Christians are invited to prepare, to get ready, to make a place for the Lord in our lives and in our homes and to anticipate His coming. Continue Reading... Fr. Randy Sly on Advent as a Time for Reflection,Repentance and Renewal By Fr. Randy Sly | December 2, 2013 As Advent comes each year, I like to reflect on how I have lived with respect to my life of devotion and service. Am I availing myself of the Sacraments? Am I praying, reading the Scriptures, and spending time in personal formation? Am I becoming the salt and light to the world that I am called to be? The older I get and the crazier the world seems to become, the more I think about His coming, about our hope in Him, and the final resurrection of the body. What you see now is not all there is in the Christian life. Thankfully.  Obama orders closure of Vatican Embassy By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | November 27, 2013 It's very hard to deny that the Obama administration isn't fighting a war on Catholics. In his latest move, Obama has ordered the closure of the U.S. embassy to the Vatican away from the Holy See to a more distant compound in Rome, allegedly for "security reasons." Continue Reading... Thanksgiving: We Must Become Again a People of Thanksgiving, Love and Light By Deacon Keith Fournier | November 28, 2013 As we give thanks, we discover how to be faithful to our call to continue the redemptive mission of Jesus Christ, Love Incarnate, in an age hungering for the fullness of God's love. Christians are called to take the kernel which lies at the heart of this Holiday and plant it in the field of the world; so that it can bear the fruit which it points toward. We are called to give thanks and we are called to love with the very Love of God in which all human love is revealed and through which all human love is perfected. On Thanksgiving 2013: We Must Become Again a People of Thanksgiving, a People of Love and a People of Light Continue Reading... Fatima and the Conversion of Russia: Pope Francis Meets President Putin By Deacon Keith Fournier | November 28, 2013 The return of Christianity to Russia should give us hope for our own Nation as we face the effects of moral relativism, secularism and the growing hostility toward Christianity. I want to suggest something which will raise many eyebrows.Is what is happening in Russia a partial fulfillment of the promised conversion of that Nation? President Putin exchanging icons of Mary with Pope Francis was not simply a mere nicety. Accounts which have surfaced indicate that it was done with reverence and genuine signs of Christian piety. Could this be a part of the promise of Fatima being fulfilled? Continue Reading... The devil, you say? 16th century mural of Henry VIII turns into image of SATAN viewed topsy-turvey By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | November 25, 2013 Say what you will about the devil - but he's always found out. A British couple has recently discovered that a concealed, almost life-size mural of Henry VIII they discovered in their 16th-century Somerset home holds a mysterious secret. When you turn the mural upside down, the face of Satan is clearly visible! Continue Reading...
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