John Freund, CM
Author
Is the Church a Closet?
Is the Church like a closet where we wistfully keep things from the past, a dreary chamber filled only with us, our problems and our disappointments? Then it will be impossible to recognize God’s silent and unassuming presence.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent XIII
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Before dinner, make the examination of conscience… on the resolutions you took at meditation…”
Writing Straight With Crooked Lines
Vincent and Louise were at best an improbable couple. We are blessed to know the outcomes of the 35-year intersection of these two lives.
Do We Understand “Body of Christ”?
Do we understand “Body of Christ”? If we do would it challenge our way of thinking and the systems we live with?
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent XII
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “The practice of your vocation consists in the frequent remembrance of the presence of God.”
Trinity – Problem To Be Solved Or Mystery to be Lived
For me, it has been a journey from thinking of the Trinity as a puzzle to be solved to realizing the Trinity is a model for my life.
Are We Ministerial “Rip Van Winkles”?
For over twenty years we have been living in the very early stages of a “digital revolution.” We are just now beginning to realize how this digital revolution is impacting every facet of our lives.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent XI
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Remember that when you leave meditation and Holy Mass to serve poor persons, you lose nothing…”
The Spirituality of “Nouns and Adjectives”
It could be said that we are living in a culture of adjectives that forgets about the nouns that name the reality of things. But also a culture of the insult as the first reaction to any opinion that I do not share.
First Aid or Long-term Solutions?
Magdalena puts a face on the problem. But where is that place and is it possible to follow the guidelines we have been hearing. The story of one woman who is affected.