by John Freund, CM | Oct 28, 2012 | Church, News
Pat Gohn has compiled and generously shared resources for the Year of Faith. After viewing the following I encourage you to visit her page and “like” it or share by clicking on the sharing links she provides at the end. The Year of Faith has a three-fold...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 27, 2012 | Church, News
The Synod of Bishops on new evangelisation draws to a close this weekend as over 260 Church leaders from around the globe come up with a final list of propositions to present to Pope Benedict for inclusion in his apostolic exhortation. On Friday morning, the bishops...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 25, 2012 | Church
Meet Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, soon to be the youngest Cardinal of the Church Since the year 2007, Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal has served as the Major Archbishop of the Syro Malankara Church, and soon the 53 year old will become the youngest cardinal of the...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 22, 2012 | Church
“I believe that every Catholic, conservative or liberal, is united in those ordinary things of parish ministry. That is what I want to communicate in this Parish Diary.” Finding what unites the church beyond our disagreements . In a new column in the NCR... by John Freund, CM | Oct 21, 2012 | Church
The cardinal reminded the crowd to remember the “uns”: the unemployed, the uninsured, the unwanted, the unwed mother, and her innocent, fragile unborn baby in her womb, the undocumented. “Government, Al Smith believed, should be on the side of these “uns.” Pray for...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2012 | Church, News
How can we think about “new evangelization” AND “media” Fr. Robert Barron offers his reflections in this YouTube video. He has become one of the main faces of American Catholicism. Outside the academic world, Fr. Barron is best known for his...
