John Freund, CM
Author
Systemic Change In a Time of National Unrest
“Respect for minorities is to be considered the touchstone of social harmony and the index of the civic maturity attained by a country and its institutions” St. John Paul II
Vincentian Prayer Images: The Cries of the Poor Then and Now
The hardships of war emptied out the homes of the poor in Vincent’s day. How will we work for those driven from their homes today?
We Are God’s Story… and God’s Story-tellers
We are God’s Story… and God’s Storytellers
A Wide-Angle Lens On the Cries of the Poor
The earth herself, burdened and laid waste, is among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor; she “groans in travail” (Rom 8:22)
Vincentian Prayer Images: Sr. Marta’s Gift To a Family
Sr. Marta’s generous gift to a young family…
What is the Most Important Room In the World?
What is the most important room in the history of the world… and our lives? The Oval Office, Buckingham Palace? … Would you believe a simple “upper room” in Jerusalem! Why? Because in that room on the day we call Pentecost, the most powerful movement in history was...
The Grasshopper Theory of Poverty and Change
A simple story that describes what it is like to be poor.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Bl. Rosalie Rendu DC During Waves Of Pandemic
What gave her the strength to minister through three waves of a pandemic?
COVID19 – Insights for Vincentians
Mindwalk is a vehicle for contact, inspiration, mutual support. In short, a place of mutual encounter where people share their experience, learn from one another and inspired in their following of Christ the evangelizer of the Poor.
Vincent’s Secret Sauce for Change
If Vincent had a secret sauce what might be the main ingredient?