Systemic change

Corpus Christi – Got the Picture … Get the Message?

by John Freund, CM | May 30, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment

Corpus Christi – You got the picture but did you get the message?

Eucharistic Underpinnings of Systemic Change

by John Freund, CM | May 23, 2018 | Formation, Systemic change | 0 Comments

Our ability to go and do likewise in imitation of Jesus’ washing of the disciples’ feet is the “criterion by which the authenticity of our Eucharistic celebrations is judged.”

From Awed Followers to Courageous Missioners – Getting Practical

by John Freund, CM | May 9, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments

On Pentecost, they received the gift of God’s Spirit and they realized they had a mission to accomplish. Pentecost changed them… but not fully. As we have seen in the readings of the Acts of the Apostles they still had a lot to learn about their mission.

Can We Recover Some “Forgotten truths” About St. Vincent?

by John Freund, CM | May 2, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments

Some forgotten truths about Vincent and first steps in reclaiming.

Holy Week – Jesus Asks “Do you understand?”

by John Freund, CM | Apr 17, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

Holy Week – Jesus washes feet and asks “Do you understand?” God is present in loving service more than power and might.

More Than the Appendix in Bed 404B

by John Freund, CM | Apr 10, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

Doctors need to treat that appendix. But that appendix is not something in a laboratory dish. It is part of the many systems we call a person. And that person is part of many other systems.