John Freund, CM
Author
Are We Visionary Enough to Serve?
Are we able to operate not so much with answers or even programs, as necessary as they may be, but with vision, with hopes and dreams?
The Intersection Between an Organizational Plan and a Personal Commitment
What is it like to stand at the intersection between an organizational plan and a personal commitment?
Are We Loved Enough?
Will we stand alone, or will we stand with others, being a part of what is good in them, being more together than ever we could be alone? Our sisters and brothers in the body of Christ touch us, change us, soften us, and call us forward with their love.
Are You Ready To Give Up … To Serve?
Sometimes, maybe even many times, we walk into situations with preconceived notions about what is needed.
The Intersection of Urgent Need and Lasting Impact
“The intersection of urgent need and lasting impact.” What a simple way of expressing where members of the Vincentian Family try to live.
Do You Have the Courage to Serve?
”Do we have the courage to go out of our comfort zones and serve?”
Does Your Compassion Lead To Solidarity?
Our vision in faith leads to compassion, a compassion that leads inevitably to real and lasting solidarity.
Don’t Try To Make Systemic Change Happen!
Renowned systemic thinker Peter Senge and colleagues make a bold assertion. "Ineffective leaders try to make change happen." Most of the visitors to this site are familiar with how often Vincent pointed out that neither he nor Louise de Marillac thought the things...
Why Do I Do What I Do?
MINISTRY AS A CALL – why do I do what I do?
Message from Cardinal Turkson to the Graduates of St. John’s University
St. John’s University was blessed to have His Eminence Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, as the distinguished speaker at the University’s Queens Campus undergraduate commencement ceremony on Sunday,...