John Freund, CM
Author
![The (Not So) Hidden Costs of the Eucharist](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/02/do-you-understand-eucharist-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The (Not So) Hidden Costs of the Eucharist
Does our self-centered focus on what God does for us in the Eucharist blind us to what God asks us to do in the Eucharist?
![Who Would Have Thought They Would Be Collaborators?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/02/pedaling-for-homeless-chieri-turin-italy.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Who Would Have Thought They Would Be Collaborators?
An idea worth imitating! EnerCasa Co-op has come up with an idea of harvesting energy from mall shoppers who stop by to pedal on a stationary bicycle, giving electricity to local non-profit organizations.
![Who was your childhood hero?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/02/childhood-heroes.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Who was your childhood hero?
Who was your childhood hero or heroine? Who was Vincent’s hero as he matured?
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Seeing But Not Seeing in Our Ministry on the Margins
We tend to only see what is within the horizon of our experiences. We need people who broaden our vision to wider possibilities.
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World Youth Day – From the Perspective of an Older Generation
“Youth are needed because of their boldness and audacity, even their imprudence. They provide us with new ideas and a new way of doing things that we had never imagined.” Frederic Ozanam
![Needed Not Needy: A Systemic Change in Perception](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/11/street-sign-141361_1200.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Needed Not Needy: A Systemic Change in Perception
Why Changing The World’s Perception Is Critical To How We Tackle Poverty
![Everybody Has Something to Say to the Bishops](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/01/fire-hose-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Everybody Has Something to Say to the Bishops
What if when we get to the fire we have not brought enough water. It struck me that it is not just the Bishops who were being challenged to get back to basics.
![Christmas Has Come and Gone… But Not Homelessness](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/01/famvin-homeless-conference.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Christmas Has Come and Gone… But Not Homelessness
Christmas has come and gone… But not homelessness! What is being done by the Vincentian family and what still needs to be done?
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What Set Vincent’s Heart on Fire?
Vincent 1.0 was a bright ambitious cleric seeking to escape poverty and work his way up the ecclesiastical ladder. How did he become Vincent 2.0, a man on fire with God’s love in Jesus?
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Who says…?
Let me tell you about one man who has had no special training or lots of money who is cleaning up Detroit with the help of homeless people. (It is not St. Vincent.)