Catholic by Choice https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/catholicbychoice Beliefnet Voices - Deacon Keith Fournier Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:13:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 More blogs to enjoy!!! https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/catholicbychoice/2012/07/more-blogs-to-enjoy.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/catholicbychoice/2012/07/more-blogs-to-enjoy.html#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:13:34 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/catholicbychoice/?p=369 Thank you for visiting Catholic By Choice. This blog is no longer being updated. Please enjoy the archives. Here are some other blogs you may also enjoy:

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“He was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished , one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.  Give us each...

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]]> “He was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished , one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.  Give us each...

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]]> I have not written a column for Beliefnet in a long time. I have been writing a lot - just in other venues. As is the case with all of us, my life just seems to get busier and busier. However, I have not been able to get Beliefnet - and its potential for good - out of my mind or my heart. So, I...

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]]> https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/catholicbychoice/2012/01/i-am-glad-to-be-back-at-beliefnet-it-is-time-to-begin-again.html/feed/ 4 Pope Enters a Monastery – to Teach us All How to Pray in the ‘Real World’ https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/catholicbychoice/2011/10/pope-enters-a-monastery-to-teach-us-all-how-to-pray-in-the-%e2%80%98real-world%e2%80%99.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/catholicbychoice/2011/10/pope-enters-a-monastery-to-teach-us-all-how-to-pray-in-the-%e2%80%98real-world%e2%80%99.html#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:59:44 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/catholicbychoice/?p=344 On Sunday, October 9, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI presided over Second Vespers with the Carthusian monks at Serra San Bruno. From the Chapel of that Carthusian monastery he shared beautiful  insights on silence and prayer which should be considered by all who bear the...

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After Labor Day, the US Presidential campaign of 2012 will move into high gear. Clearly, this is one of the most important elections of my lifetime.  The economy is in a free fall and the sense of fear in the United States is palpable. A majority of people have lost confidence in our...

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]]> After Labor Day, the US Presidential campaign of 2012 will move into high gear. Clearly, this is one of the most important elections of my lifetime.  The economy is in a free fall and the sense of fear in the United States is palpable. A majority of people have lost confidence in our...

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]]> As a Deacon in the Catholic Church, I have the joy of proclaiming the Gospel during Holy Mass. The Gospel account two Sundays ago is one of my favorites. It is also one which is familiar - almost too familiar - to most of us. I say "too familiar" because we can tend...

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]]> https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/catholicbychoice/2011/08/the-christian-vocation-and-living-in-the-fourth-watch-of-the-night.html/feed/ 4 Religious Cleansing: Judge Orders Removal of the Ten Commandments Outside of Florida Courthouse https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/catholicbychoice/2011/07/religious-cleansing-judge-orders-removal-of-the-ten-commandments-outside-of-florida-courthouse.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/catholicbychoice/2011/07/religious-cleansing-judge-orders-removal-of-the-ten-commandments-outside-of-florida-courthouse.html#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:39:25 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/catholicbychoice/?p=322 On July 15, 2011 the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida ordered that a large Ten Commandments monument - paid for privately by a local businessman and displayed since 2006 - be removed within thirty days from the front steps of the Courthouse.

Mat Staver, the founder and chairman of The Liberty Counsel, Dean and Professor of law at Liberty University School of Law and Director of the Liberty Center for Law and Policy, represented those who defended the...

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"The world's first IVF lottery is to launch in Britain this month - giving gamblers the chance...

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Since at least the Third Century, Christians have commemorated this day as a Solemnity, the day when the two pillars of the Church, the great Apostles, Peter and Paul, met the Lord whom they served with such beauty, face to face in the communion of eternal love. The Christian...

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