John Freund, CM
Author
Can You Believe What the Pope Said About Old Age?
Six months ago, Pope Francis began a 16-part reflection on old age by asking the Holy Spirit to help us understand and appreciate the great contribution that the elderly can make to a just and fraternal society.
Are You Looking Up… or Around You?
A late 19th-century artist, James Tissot, graphically posed a question for us today. In his depiction of the Ascension, he asks, “Why do you stand looking up into heaven? (Act 1:11)
Finding my way back to Galilee with Pope Francis
I found my path back to Galilee with the help of Pope Francis. For me, it was by way of a homily he preached in Canada.
A choice – Hiroshima… or the Explosive Power of Love
I was barely 7 years old. I remember seeing bold newspaper headlines. I could not yet read them. But from my parent’s reactions, I knew something very important had happened
A Blessed Who Wore Blue Jeans and Nike?
In many ways, he was very much like his peers. But in a most important way, he was different: He had a tremendous love for the Eucharist, His passion was Jesus Christ.
A Science Fiction Parable – Future, Past, and Present
How far can you see? For a six-foot-tall person, the horizon is a little more than 3 miles away. On Mount Everest, the horizon is about 230 miles away.
Heavens Tell the Story of God
What does it mean that Mary is the Queen of Creation?
If These Moccasins Could Speak!
Have you ever walked a mile in another’s moccasins? … in the moccasins of their sufferings?
Challenges of “Walking the Talk”
There are times when I have thought of another “Yeah, talk is cheap”! Other times I have stood on the sidelines in awe, watching how well another ”walks the talk.”
Corinth – Is the Past Prologue?
In “The Tempest,” Shakespeare wrote, “What’s past is prologue!” Antonio is rationalizing the past as setting the stage for their next act, as a prologue does in a play.