Objective: What is Mardi Gras? How does it relate to Lent? In this course, students will explore the history of the Mardi Gras holiday and learn that it is also called Fat Tuesday. Students will learn what Mardi Gras is really all about.

Where did Mardi Gras originate?

Learn this and more with this fun course on Mardi Gras.

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Course curriculum

  • 01

    Mardi Gras

    • Introduction

    • Resources for Students, Parents, and Teachers

    • Mardi Gras - STUDY GUIDE

    • Mardi Gras - VIDEO

    • Mardi Gras - Live Lesson Recording with Professor Marshall Connolly (3/1/22)

    • Mardi Gras- QUIZ

Instructor(s)

Instructor Bio:

Deacon Keith Fournier has been ordained as a Deacon for twenty six years. He and his wife have been married for 46 years. Together they raised five children and have seven grandchildren.

Deacon Fournier holds his Bachelors Degree (BA) in Theology and Philosophy from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He holds his Juris Doctor in Law (JD) from the University of Pittsburgh Law School. He holds His Masters Degree in Sacred Theology (MTS) from the John Paul II Institute of the Lateran University. He holds His Masters in Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Moral Theology from the Catholic University of America. He is currently working toward completion of a Doctorate in Moral Theology by completing his dissertation.

Deacon Fournier is serving the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, under Bishop Joseph Strickland. He serves at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and works with the Bishop. He is the General Legal Counsel for the Diocese of Tyler. He is also the Director of Deacon Formation for the Diocese of Tyler. Finally, He is the Dean of Catholic identity for the Bishop Gorman Catholic School in the Diocese of Tyler.

Deacon Keith Fournier is the Dean and Chaplain of Catholic Online School.

Deacon Keith Fournier

Dean and Chaplin