John Freund, CM
Author
Do You Pray For Systemic Change?
When things are important to us we pray. Perhaps we should ask when was the last time we prayed for the success of systemic changes?
Dreams – Martin Luther King, Frederic Ozanam, St. Vincent, Our Own
Is your dream still alive? How would you put it in words?
If Einstein Is Right…
Why do we feed, clothe and house the marginalized over and over?
Holy Week – The Greatest Systemic Change in Human Consciousness
“Do you understand what I have done for you?”… I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. … Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. John 13: 11-17
Has Your Experience of Holy Week Changed Over the Years?
In asking “Has Your Experience of Holy Week Changed Over the Years?” would you be surprised to look back and see that it has?
Anniversaries – Pope Francis (5) and St. Vincent (400)
We just marked two anniversaries – the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis and the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian charism or way of following Christ the Evangelizer of the Poor. What are the lessons for us?
“If You See Something, Say Something” – A Vincentian Perspective
A Vincentian reading of “If you See Something, Say Something.” Being the voice of the Voiceless.
Every Saint Has A Past, Every Sinner Has A Future
“The only difference between a saint and a sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.”
The Foundation Story for Vincentian Systemic Change
The story of the sermon at Châtillon is not only the foundation story of the Ladies of Charity, it is the foundation for what we call today systemic change.
Vincent Read the Signs of His Times – Do we?
What are the events in our lives that open our eyes to spiritual poverty? What are the events that bring us face to face with physical sufferings we tend to be blind to?