According to a report of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 2,500 million tons of food are thrown into the garbage.
Systemic change
Are You a “Whack-a-mole” or “Big picture” Person?
by John Freund, CM | March 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
It occurs to me that there are two approaches to problem-solving. – “Whack-a-mole” or “Big Picture.”
Luke’s Gospel – Trees or Forest?
by John Freund, CM | March 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
I often heard two seemingly contradictory thoughts about parents in “real families.”
Our “Real Families”
by John Freund, CM | March 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
I often heard two seemingly contradictory thoughts about parents in “real families.”
Please Don’t Feed the Trolls
by John Freund, CM | March 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
In the language of the internet, a troll is a person who makes inflammatory, insincere, or otherwise off-topic comments in a social setting.
What Questions Get You Thinking?
by John Freund, CM | Oct 27, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Oprah Winfrey got me thinking with two questions.
The Rosary As Scrapbook of Mary’s Memories
by John Freund, CM | Oct 20, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
You all know what a scrapbook is. It is not about throwing away scraps. It is about keeping memories alive.
A Challenge is in the Air
by John Freund, CM | Apr 28, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Think about the hot button issues of the day: Police reform, Climate change, Poverty, Homelessness, Election reform, Systemic racism, #metoo… Tou name it. People are calling for more than just quick but temporary fixes. People are calling for systemic reform.
Systemic Change Calls For Paying Attention
by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
There are things we see but don’t pay attention to.
Systemic Change – What My Mother Taught Me
by John Freund, CM | Apr 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
When will we really buy into the systemic change of thinking Jesus came to show us?
Acts of the Apostles, Systemic Change and Polarization
by John Freund, CM | Apr 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Over the next several weeks the liturgy, drawing from the Acts of the Apostles, presents selected stories of ordinary people who coped with severe polarization some 2,000 years ago.
I am doing something new!
by John Freund, CM | Mar 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
For a variety of reasons, we sometimes can not see what is right before our eyes.
How Could This Happen?
by John Freund, CM | Mar 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
“All God’s people carry within themselves the same potencies that energized the early Christian movement…”
I Can’t Do Everything!
by John Freund, CM | Mar 3, 2021 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
I need to remember that while I can’t do everything, I must do something.
Seeing Beyond My Nose
by John Freund, CM | Feb 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
“Move us to create healthier societies and a more dignified world, a world without hunger, poverty, violence and war. May our hearts be open to all the peoples and nations of the earth.”
Learning From a Vincentian Nobel Prize Nominee
by John Freund, CM | Feb 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
A Vincentian priest has made it his life’s work to “go out to the margins” of society and try to restore dignity to the “living scraps” of a “throwaway culture”. Pedro Opeka CM, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize… again.