John Freund, CM
Author
![I Thought I Knew the Apostles!](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/03/Apostles-FI.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
I Thought I Knew the Apostles!
I have read and preached about the apostles for more than 50 years. I am just now discovering questions I wish I had asked… and prayed about.
![Is God Caught In Our Spam Boxes?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/03/Spam-FI.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Is God Caught In Our Spam Boxes?
If we have a digital mail account, we know what spam is. Our “in” boxes can fill rapidly. Most learn to set filters to reduce what we actually see.
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Pope Francis – Confession Changed His Life
In 1953 at the age of 17, Pope Francis had a life-changing experience in confession.
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Facing St. Joseph’s Challenges Today
Often we want to get around troubles and challenges in life rather than go through them. If only we could skip from the beginning to the end without going through the middle.
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St. Patrick: A Prophet for Social Justice
I must admit the above title caught my eye. I never considered Patrick as a Prophet for Social Justice. Wander down this path with Kevin Ahern. You may be surprised.
![What Can You Learn From History?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/03/Exodus-The-Migration-of-the-Hebrews-FI.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
What Can You Learn From History?
I don’t often think of it. But one of the courses that influenced my life was a history course.
![Is God Tired of Waiting for Us Among the Poor?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/09/Vincent-alley-e1538098475962.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Is God Tired of Waiting for Us Among the Poor?
Some words stay with you for a lifetime! Sometimes front and center. Other times they sit just beneath the surface… like a quiet motor doing its job unnoticed.
![Jesus – the Ultimate Bridge Builder](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/03/Bridges.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Jesus – the Ultimate Bridge Builder
Over a lifetime, we each learn the stories of where we fit and don’t fit, and who are our good and bad guys.
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What I Learned in the ER
Try to “listen” for the backstory of at least one conversation today.
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A picture of polarization today?
Polarization is not new.