John Freund, CM
Author
Inter-Mission: Springtime of body and soul
In her latest reflection for the NCR series Global Sisters Report "Inter-Mission: Springtime of body and soul" Janet Gildea SC connects the dots between her remission from cancer and the parable of the power of the Pope's visit to heal the suffering and violence...
Lenten Shift: Exploring Vincentian Themes
Exploring Vincentian themes is part of our Lenten Shift, metaphorically "shifting gears" in Lent, can be a helpful process. Change what you do. Change what you see, change what you read. We fast so we can feed the deeper parts of ourselves. This is the second of a...
Invitation to a mini-retreat with the Pope
Ten questions for the Vincentian Family...and for the Pope and his Curia. I recently saw notice that Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia will spend March 6 through March 10 at the Casa Divin Maestro in Ariccia, Italy. But what really struck me was the set of...
Lenten shift: from fasting to feeding your Vincentian soul
A Lenten Shift, metaphorically "shifting gears" in Lent, can be a helpful process. Change what you do. Change what you see, change what you read. We fast so we can feed the deeper parts of ourselves. This is the first of a four week series that invites us to feed our...
Update on tragedy in Nigeria
Fr. Joachin U. Nwaorgu, CM  Provincial Secretary writes.. While we mourn the death of the other six brothers, we still remain thankful to God that the injured are doing well. So far six of them have been discharged from the hospital while the other five yet to be...
Do you pray for systemic change?
When was the last time you prayed for the success of systemic change? Do you pray for systemic change? Â By now we are all familiar with Pope Francis asking people to pray for him from his very first appearance as Pope. He is also encouraging us to pray. A question for...
6 seminarians killed in Nigeria
The Provincial Secretary, Nigeria wrote to the Superior General with the sad news that six seminarians were killed in Nigeria.
Refugees – a battle of values
The battle of values of fear and solidarity will be addressed in an international workshop:Â "Religious and Migration in the 21st Century: Perspectives, Response and Challenges." Sponsored in part by the Congregation of the Mission, this workshop is aimed at bringing...
Vincent and mentors
Vincent and mentors Most readers of this website have heard many stories of St. Vincent, some true and others reflect the thought patterns of early biographers. I would like to set aside historical issues and approach selected incidents in Vincent’s life through the...
Social Justice in the Bible
Given that Pope Francis’ words and actions draw people’s attention to issues of social justice this reposting of an article by Dominik Markl SJ titled