When I was growing up there was a wonderful series on that still new medium … television.
John Freund
What Is It like At a Papal Audience?
When I was growing up there was a wonderful series on that still new medium … television.
Whatever Became of Sin… and Compassion?
Compassion literally means “to suffer together.”
Sisters Challenging Me To Think More!
No matter what era or even whether we went to a Catholic school, I suspect the teachers we remember most favorably were the ones who taught us to think.
The Mutating Vincentian Virus
COVID 19 Is both similar to and very different from the Vincentian Virus. St. Vincent was “patient zero”. We also know the power of the Vincentian Virus and how St. Vincent spread this powerful virus.
How Can You See … But Not See?
The quick answer is… find a pair of rose-colored glasses.
Slow Seeing? Slow Eating? Slow…?
“Slow seeing.” I had heard about “slow walking,” “slow eating,” “slow cooking,” etc. So probably I should not have been surprised.
Lawyer? Vincentian? Vincentian Lawyers!
A National Association of Vincentian Lawyers already exists in Peru. And others are springing up in other Latin American countries. Many hope to form an International Association of Vincentian Lawyers.
Flying Geese, Fighter Pilots and Ministry
The next time you watch a flock of geese, pause for a moment — think about what they can teach us about ministry in general and, especially, “long-haul” ministries of systemic change.
What Is Pope Francis Asking His Prayer Group?
Pope Francis asks his monthly payer group – “Pray for an end to polarization”!
What Can We Learn From Grasshoppers?
“When you first capture the grasshopper, it jumps and jumps and jumps, trying to get out, banging its head against the lid.”
“But the longer the grasshopper’s in there, the less high it jumps, the less it tries, until finally it just sits on the bottom.
Binge-watching the Gospel of Mark?
BInge-watching viewers report a greater understanding and knowledge of the show and character development, versus viewers who don’t binge-watch. Might that be true if we “binge-read” the Gospel of Mark?
