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Headlines Holy Thursday: Francis to Wash the Feet of the Disabled, Call Us to Christian Discipleship By Deacon Keith Fournier | April 9, 2014 The Vatican announced that Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at Our Lady of Providence Center in Rome. The Center is run by the Father Carlo Gnocchi Foundation and is home to many disabled men and women with neuro-degenerative diseases, along with their doctors, caretakers and families. This is in keeping with the beautiful act of love demonstrated by Francis last year when he washed the feet of young prisoners at the Casal del Marmo juvenile detention center in Rome. He will again preside over the Holy Thursday morning chrism Mass in St Peter's Basilica and bless the oils used for the sacraments in the Diocese of Rome.This act of loving witness reveals the interior meaning of the mandatum, the command of love expressed by Jesus at the Last Supper when He washed the feet of His Disciples. It prophetically reveals the meaning of the Social Teaching of the Church and its teaching on the call of all Christians to show a love of preference to the poor.  Time for a Movement Rooted in the Real Social Doctrine of the Church By Deacon Keith Fournier | April 9, 2014 Christian social teaching challenges any notion of human freedom which begins and ends with the isolated, atomistic, person as the measure of its application. We are by nature and grace called to relationship. Only in communion can we become fully human and find human flourishing. This is the Christian vision of the human person which must inform a new movement.Human freedom must be exercised within a moral constitution. We currently mouth the word freedom while we build our own shackles, engaging in dehumanizing behavior. There is a moral basis to a truly free society. Freedom is not only about having a right to choose but choosing what is right and embedding within the polity the safeguards of a robust vision of freedom; it is not only a freedom from, but a freedom for. Freedom must be ordered toward choosing the good, respecting the truth about the human person, promoting marriage and the family and fostering the real common good. Our freedom must respect our obligation in solidarity to one another - because we are our brother and sisters keeper. This is the principle of solidarity or social charity. Continue Reading... Noah Meets the Transformers and Pretends to Be Abraham By Deal W. Hudson | April 9, 2014 I wish Aronofsky\'s Noah well, though I don\'t believe it will have much of an afterlife after its initial release. The task of bringing a movie of this scope to the screen is immense, as is the financial risk: Paramount put $300,000,000 into production and marketing costs. If nothing else, the film\'s initial success proves once again the potentially large audience awaiting well-made films on Biblical and religious subjects. Continue Reading... Fr. Dwight Longenecker on The Absurdity of Evil By Fr Dwight Longenecker | April 8, 2014 The devil is a liar, and because he lies all the time dealing with him is like walking on quicksand or dancing in a minefield. When dealing with evil in the personality we are constantly confronted with false images, false diagnoses, confusing signals, distractions, distortions and disturbing evidence. Continue Reading... Pope Francis Gives Away New Testaments to the Faithful. Calls Catholics to Love the Bible By Deacon Keith Fournier | April 9, 2014 Last month, at an Angelus prayer, Pope Francis asked the crowd how many of them read the Bible every day. The response was discouraging. He told them, \"It is good to have a little Bible that you carry with you in your pocket or in your bag. Always carry a Bible with you, even on the bus!\" This past Sunday, as the faithful gathered in St. Peters square for the Angelus, volunteers handed out complimentary copies of the New Testament. They were a gift from Francis. The action spoke volumes about his sincerity in urging the faithful to encounter the Living Word Jesus by reading and meditating upon the written Word of God which reveasl Him. Continue Reading... A Mozilla Moment: Effort to Silence Supporters of Marriage by Homosexual Equivalency Activists By Deacon Keith Fournier | April 8, 2014 In the charged climate of the new Cultural Revolution, supporting marriage as between one man and one woman has been turned on its rhetorical head. Proponents of the truth about real marriage are now routinely called anti-gay marriage. Worse yet, they are disparaged as being against something routinely called "marriage equality." Now, homosexual equivalency activists are engaging in the suppression of free speech and using bullying tactics against any who dare to disagree with them. They are using every media opportunity to engage in invective. They are too often cheered on in a media that is quickly losing any claim to objectivity. John Aravosis is a lawyer who is a self identified practicing homosexual man. He is also a homosexual equivalency activist. He has decided to use his public position to bully everyone else into agreeing with his commitment to the Cultural Revolution which he now champions. Continue Reading... Pope Francis is a Man of Real Prayer Who Is Challenging All of Us to Really Pray By Deacon Keith Fournier | April 6, 2014 Prayer changes us our heart. It helps us better understand our God. This is why it is important to speak with the Lord, not with empty words - Jesus says: 'As pagans do'. No, no, talk with [Him about] reality: 'Look , Lord, I have this problem, in my family, with my child, with this, with that ... What can you do? You cannot leave me like this!'. This is prayer! Does this prayer take a long time? Yes, it takes time.It takes the time we need to get to know God better,[the same time we take] with a friend, because Moses - the Bible says - prays to the Lord like one friend speaking to another.- Pope Francis Continue Reading... Borders as Periphery: The Prophetic Church of the New Franciscans, Pope Francis and Cardinal Sean O'Malley By Deacon Keith Fournier | April 8, 2014 Giving the Body and Blood of Jesus to a brother in the Lord through a border fence speaks prophetically of the saving mission of the Church. The Border is a new periphery. The Church is the Body of Christ, called into the whole world to continue His redemptive mission. Those who are joined in Jesus Christ are joined in a solidarity which speaks beyond politics. Sadly, even some in Catholic media circles, did not get the message. One Catholic Aggregation site wrongly insinuated the act was somehow an inappropriate political use of holy communion. I was truly distressed to read such an incorrect "spin". The act was prophetic and pastoral. It was another demonstration of the prophetic church of the New Franciscans. Get ready, there is much more to come. Continue Reading... Archbishop Wilton Gregory is the Bishop of Humility and Accountability By Deacon Keith Fournier | April 3, 2014 The quick attempt by some in the media to categorize this matter and this good Bishop by trying to squeeze this story into the template of the so called "Bishop of Bling" was inappropriate. It was especially inappropriate for the Catholic media.In particular, some on the blogosphere and on Catholic aggregation sites. What happened to presuming the best about all people, especially our brethren in the Church? The Archbishop made an error in judgment, a mistake. We all have. We are also all invited into a life of continual conversion - and we all fall short. When we do, it is how we respond to that wrong judgment which reveals who we are and who we are becoming. His actions show humility, integrity and accountability. In addition, The Archbishop is not only our brother; he is our father in the Lord. We should presume his good intentions and protect his reputation, especially in our reporting. The quick rush to this comparison by some in the Catholic media presents a moment for review. Continue Reading...
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