Deacon Keith Fournier is the Editor in Chief at Catholic Online. He is a member of the Clergy of the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia. In his fifteenth year of service as a Deacon, he is currently assigned to St Stephen Martyr Parish in Chesapeake, Virginia. He was also trained and approved to serve the Liturgy of the Greek Byzantine Melkite Catholic Church. He and his wife Laurine have been married for 34 years and have five grown children and six grandchildren.

Deacon Fournier holds his Bachelor’s degree in theology and philosophy from the Franciscan University of Steubenville (BA), his Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Theology from the John Paul II Institute of the Lateran University (MTS), his Juris Doctor Law Degree Law (JD) from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and is a PhD candidate in Moral Theology at the Catholic University of America where he is currently writing his Doctoral Dissertation. Deacon Fournier also holds two honorary Doctorates, a Doctor of Laws (L.L.D. 1994,Honoris Causa) from St. Thomas University - Given for pro-life legal contributions, and a Doctor of Divinity Degree (D.D. 2005, Honoris Causa ) from the National Clergy Council and the Methodist Episcopal Church for his contributions to authentic ecumenical efforts toward Christian unity.

Deacon Fournier is a constitutional lawyer who appeared in four cases before the United States Supreme Court on Pro-Life, Religious Freedom and Pro-family issues. He is also a public policy activist for the causes of life, marriage and family issues. He has had extensive experience in nonprofit leadership and both taught and served in Academic administration. He has written eight books on matters of faith, family and the Christian life and is widely published in the broader Christian community on matters of life, faith, and family, and cultural and social issues. He hosted a daily national radio program called “Purpose for Living,” as well as several television series on Christian family and contemporary issues on EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network). He is actively involved in preaching and teaching in the Catholic Church and the broader Christian community.

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