John Freund, CM
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Is Afghanistan A Place Far Away?
Did a question ever lead you to think more deeply? Frederic Ozanam did … and sought help to understand it at a deeper level.
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Me-ism In Our World … and Church
Me-ism! A lens to understand our world, church… and the three year “synodal process” beginning October 2021.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? X
What is a disciple of Vincent called to be?
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Which Labor Day Are You Celebrating?
Is Labor Day the last hurrah of summer? The weekend to catch supposedly fantastic sales? A recognition of the dignity of work? It is all that and more!
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Mark’s Gospel – Coping With a New Normal
Mark, as any good pastor would, uses Jesus stories circulating in oral tradition to help a community understand how the gospel is “good news”… even in the face of catastrophe and persecution.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? IX
“…the direction in which missioning moves— toward the poor people of the world, trying to be God’s love for them, and at the same time finding in them God’s love.”
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If Nuns Ruled the World…
A self-described agnostic, Jo Piazza, writes… “I may not believe in God, but I do believe in nuns.”
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Why Did Jesus Ask So Many Questions?
Jesus’ communication style focused on two things: He told great stories and asked great questions!
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Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? VIII
Vincent grasped and was grasped by the pure generosity that is sending the Word to the poor, the Sending to which Jesus gives flesh.
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An Unorthodox Orthodoxy Test
There are all kinds of orthodoxy tests. We might even pass an orthodoxy oral exam. But how many can claim to actually lead lives reflecting this belief in crisis situations?