John Freund, CM
Author

A Movement Becoming Aware of Itself – Growing Up
Have you ever watched time-lapse photography of the amazing process of a flower blooming or a moth becoming a butterfly?

Would We Listen If Cathedrals Could Speak?
Westminster Abbey began as a Benedictine monastery in 960 AD. The Abbey is rich in history and could tell many stories.

Are You a Genius?
Who are the great geniuses of history? There are certainly many who shaped the daily lives of people of their time … and well beyond.

Do You Remember Many Sermons?
Most visitors to Vincentian Mindwalk have heard anywhere from hundreds to literally thousands of sermons. Opps, I mean homilies!

Are All Really Welcome?
We are many decades into the phenomenon of shopping for “gated communities” of like-minded people. So many do not experience that they are welcome.

Catechetical Sunday – Getting to know something… or… someone?
In all those years, I never dreamed of connecting Catechetical Sunday with the lyrics of the Broadway musical song “Getting to know you.”

United With or Against Our Enemies?
On 9/11 we immediately think of the pain and suffering, the injustice of the attacks. This leads to a defensive stance united against our enemies.

Courtrooms or Banquet Halls?
If I asked you, I suspect most, without having any further details, would say they would rather be in a banquet setting than a court of law.

To the English-speaking Churches On Earth
Paul, called to be an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, to the Church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy.

Have We Reimagined Labor Day?
Regardless of how you imagine Labor Day many, weather permitting, will enjoy outdoor BBQs. This in turn reminds us of the struggle get the fire started… and it keep it going.








