John Freund, CM
Author
Unrecognized Experts
People experiencing poverty have an expertise that can not be taught in a classroom. They know their situation from the inside. They understand many dimensions of poverty that may not occur to us.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent X
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Go to Holy Mass every day, but do so with deep devotion…”
The “Before” and the “After” of the Ascension
The question “why are you looking at the sky?” is addressed to us today. Today, we are those dazed apostles looking up rather than within and around ourselves.
A Daring Prudence – Systemic Change
“… create a Family that looks to the past for inspiration, but is also eager to create a vibrant innovative collaborative future in the service of the most abandoned.” Fr. Robert Maloney
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent IX
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Take care to give an account of your prayer as soon as possible after making it.”
Mary and the Mommy School
Three words sum up Mary’s attitude: listening, decision, action. They are words that point out a way for us too as we face what the Lord asks of us in life. Listening, decision, action. (Pope Francis)
Wide-angle View of the Vincentian Family
We are people with a mission…to do what Jesus did. Pople who use the skills of their profession in frontline “field hospitals” or mobilize those who are committed to “seeking long-term solutions.”
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent VIII
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Another means of placing ourselves in the presence of God is to imagine ourselves before the Most Blessed Sacrament of the altar.”
St. Joseph – Patron of “Saints Next Door”
Can we recognize Joseph, “the quiet one,” as the model for far more than just carpenters?
A Challenge is in the Air
Think about the hot button issues of the day: Police reform, Climate change, Poverty, Homelessness, Election reform, Systemic racism, #metoo… Tou name it. People are calling for more than just quick but temporary fixes. People are calling for systemic reform.