John Freund, CM
Author
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Mary’s Memories – the Rosary As Her Scrapbook
You all know what a scrapbook is. It is not about throwing away scraps. It is about keeping memories alive.
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What Questions Get You Thinking?
Oprah Winfrey got me thinking with two questions.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History IV
“To do this is to preach the Gospel by words and by works…”
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Are You a Cafeteria Catholic?
Over the decades I have noticed that the connotation of “Cafeteria Catholic“ varies according to who is doing the calling and what the issue is.
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The Rosary As Scrapbook of Mary’s Memories
You all know what a scrapbook is. It is not about throwing away scraps. It is about keeping memories alive.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History III
Evangelization cannot be limited to announcing the word but must be done through deeds.
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Do we play the short game or the long game?
It is obvious that we are not living in the same church as we were some 50 years ago. How obvious depends on whether you are 60, 40, or 20,
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Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History II
Saint Vincent believed that in imitation of Jesus, the essential mission of Christians is saving the poor.
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Have You Tried Christianity?
It is obvious that we are not living in the same church as we were some 50 years ago. How obvious depends on whether you are 60, 40, or 20,
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How Christ-like Do You Think You Are?
When St. Paul asks us to “put on the mind of Christ” he has much more in mind than mouthing Jesus’ words.