John Freund, CM
Author
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Incarnation – Call To Change
Jesus came to change our minds, not God’s! The Word became flesh to show us what God’s message and way of thinking looks like when lived humanly. Jesus is the living model of world-changing systemic change.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: What Gift Can I Bring?
What gift can I bring to those who have no room in the inn?
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Family Historians
St. Matthew was trying to get his Jewish audience to think about the very unlikely people who played a part in salvation history.
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We Don’t Listen To Secular Prophets Either
Israel’s prophets talked, but their audiences didn’t listen. Little has changed in 3,000 years. Like the prophets of the Bible, anyone who tries this nowadays is likely to be ignored or derided at best, if not silenced in a variety of ways.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: A Heritage of Reconciling
How did Vincent, Louise, and our respective founders embody reconciliation?
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Did the Mother of God Speak Spanish?
The mother of Jesus speaks the universal language of mothers or “mother tongue.” In each apparition, she speaks the motherly language of comfort, advice, warning, or encouragement.
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Each Approach Is Necessary
An image each Vincentian should consider! It is a simple image of people imperiled by a river flooding out of control. Read on to learn how a Franciscan uses that image to explore various approaches to saving people.
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Praying With Art
I just discovered this rich resource for all of us visual learners who follow “Praying Our Heritage”
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The Cost of “Preferential Option for the Poor”
Forty years ago, four women gave their lives as part of their preferential option for the poor. Read their own words. It should take just about 40 seconds.
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How a Baby Changes Everything
A baby changes everything. Never was that truer than in the birth of the one we call Jesus of Nazareth. The birth of Jesus literally changed everything for everyone.