John Freund, CM
Author
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Vocation Sunday With Pope Francis and Two Vincentians
Both Pope Francis and our Superior General have written letters in advance of Good Shepherd or Vocation Sunday.. Read how keys points affected one Vincentian.
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Help Homeless People While Socially Distancing?
What can I do in this time of social distancing? The highly committed and knowledgeable folks at Invisible People offer many ways you can contribute to the welfare of homeless people in your community— all while maintaining social distance. Here is what I learned from...
![The Reality of the Church – Then… and Now](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/04/diversity.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Reality of the Church – Then… and Now
The church of almost 2000 years ago Many times we think of an idealized version of the early community as presented in the second chapter Acts 2:42 and repeated in the fourth chapter Acts 4:32 to highlight the importance for St. Luke. ... they devoted themselves to...
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Vincentian Prayer Images: Carrying Firewood To a Widow of Cholera Epidemic
What can I do as an individual to help others cope with their fears and losses?
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Mouse Traps – When Did We See You Hungry?
The Parable of the Mouse Trap shows us our unknown connections
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St. Vincent de Paul’s Inner “Doubting Thomas”
I thought I knew the meaning of the story of “doubting Thomas.” That is until I read ‘Like Thomas, I Don’t Always Believe’ by Ryan Henderson Espinoza.
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Medical People – Serving In Encampments and On the Street
One question leads to another! Last week I reflected on what is involved in choosing to go to a shelter in this time of Pandemic. Since then I found myself asking, not whether I would go to shelter, but what would happen if I got sick on the street or in an...
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The Acts of the Apostles Are About Us – Today
We can read the Acts of the Apostles as interesting history detached from our lives. Or we can read them as stories about real people – people like ourselves, people facing the same issues we do today.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: Can We Hear God’s Consoling Word?
Are we prepared to hear God’s consoling word when it is simply saying “I am with you in the midst of this?
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“Pay It Forward” Divine Mercy Sunday
“Be merciful, as your Father is merciful” (Luke 6:36). Sounds a lot like “Pay it forward.”