By Deacon Keith Fournier, JD, MTS, MPhil Next week we will celebrate the Feast Christ the King in the revised liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church. Yet, for many Catholics who commemorate the Feast, it is just one more somewhat esoteric celebration which we go through every year at this time. This mistake is atContinue reading “The Coming Feast of Christ the King and our Approach to Time”
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From “Cafeteria Catholics” to “Used-to-be Catholics”
“The safest road to Hell is the gradual one — the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.” C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters Within a few short weeks of finishing a powerful book by Fr. William Casey entitled, You Shall Stand Firm: Preserving the Faith in an Age of Apostasy, myContinue reading “From “Cafeteria Catholics” to “Used-to-be Catholics””
2022 Midterm Elections: Is Your Conscience Ready?
“In the depths of his conscience, man detects a law … always summoning him to love good and avoid evil, the voice of conscience [which] speaks to his heart…” Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes The midterm elections are less than 100 days away. Now is time to review our duties and responsibilities as Catholics in theContinue reading “2022 Midterm Elections: Is Your Conscience Ready?”
I Don’t Need Church to Worship God
Do you know someone who has said this, or someone close who has left the Church? I do, including some close friends and relatives. Here are some of my thoughts on what I might say to them. God is Calling. And He’s calling YOU! “And the Lord God said: It is not good for manContinue reading “I Don’t Need Church to Worship God”
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