by John Freund, CM | Nov 7, 2012 | Church
Benedict XVI congratulated Barack Obama for being re-elected as president of the United States of America. The Pope expresses his best wishes to him on his new mandate, and gives assurances of his prayers to God to help him carry out his serious responsibilities, both...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 30, 2012 | Church
With all the talk about “intrinsic eve” in the presidential elections in the US, many may be surprised to learn that Pope John Paul II, quoting Gaudium et Spes, says that intrinsically evil acts are “any kind of homicide, genocide, abortion,...
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...
