John Freund, CM
Author
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I Can’t Do Everything!
I need to remember that while I can’t do everything, I must do something.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: Lamps Always Lit
What enabled Vincent to keep his lamps lit in the face of tragedy? What can we learn from him?
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Ever Given Up On a Dream?
Pope Francis, in “Envisioning and engendering an Open World,” presents a world where we move beyond the original fault of self-centeredness to recognizing the worth of every human person.
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Seeing Beyond My Nose
“Move us to create healthier societies and a more dignified world, a world without hunger, poverty, violence and war. May our hearts be open to all the peoples and nations of the earth.”
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Vincentian Prayer Images: Our Illness Teaches Us Sensitivity
“… When one has experienced in oneself weaknesses and tribulations, one is more sensitive to those of others.”
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This Lent – Where’re Ya Going?
At the beginning of Lent, we have an opportunity to think about where we are heading on the journey of our life. In his Lenten letter, Pope Francis reminds us that Lent is a journey to Easter.
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Learning From a Vincentian Nobel Prize Nominee
A Vincentian priest has made it his life’s work to “go out to the margins” of society and try to restore dignity to the “living scraps” of a “throwaway culture”. Pedro Opeka CM, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize… again.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: Christ’s Broken Body Today
“How beautiful it is to see poor people if we consider them in God and with the esteem in which Jesus Christ held them!” – St. Vincent
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Can We Recognize Ourselves?
Can we recognize ourselves as modern “passers-by”?
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Connecting Lent, Valentine’s Day and Systemic Change
At first glance, it may seem like quite a stretch to connect Ash Wednesday, Valentine’s Day and Systemic Change. But hear me out. Actually, it is not that hard.