Mary’s thanksgiving hymn is actually a hymn celebrating God’s “systemic change” of seeing things as God sees things … and an invitation to live it in our lives.
John Freund, CM
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John Freund is a Vincentian priest with a passion for promoting collaboration among the many people inspired by Saints Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac and who welcomes your engagement. Share your ideas and experiences!
Pope Francis’ Annual Day of the Poor and the Heart of St. Vincent
There must be a big smile in St. Vincent’s heart! When Pope Francis pours out his heart about the meaning of the annual World Day of the Poor his words resonate with themes close to the heart of Vincent.
Is Your Sight Growing Stronger with Age?
It took Vincent until midlife to begin to see clearly. By the end of his life. seeing Christ in the beggar was not merely poetry.
Questions for Digital Passersby and Good Samaritans
The Voice of the Poor, the wounded on the road to Jericho today. Some questions for digital passersby and good Samaritans.
What I Learned From a Funeral Homily
When God has other ideas do we follow them?
Everyone Knows How to Listen! … Really?
The task of listeners is not to impose their ideas on the young. It is to help the young see the presence of the Spirit in their hearts and lives.
The Heroes In Our Lives – The Saints Next Door
“All the Saints” can never be limited to those who have fully graduated. As the entire New Testament does, we must apply the word “saints” to all of us who are in kindergarten, primary school, middle school, high school, college, and doing graduate studies..
Some Things We Can All Agree On!
We pray in thanksgiving for the privilege and responsibility of being able to organize as individuals politically. We pray that each of us, as citizens, feel compelled to exercise our right and responsibility to vote…
Stark Message to Synod from Vincentian Cardinal
A stark message from a Vincentian Cardinal at the Youth Synod “The question … in Africa for the youth is not what we talk [about] much here in the synod… In [the] African context, it is survival: what you have to eat, to dress, and whether you get shelter.” “The...
Surprised Into Prayer By the Vincentian Film Festival
I must admit “Finding Charity in Art: The Challenge of the Vincentian Festival” surprised me into prayer! “
