by John Freund, CM | Apr 4, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Pope
Fr. Rolando S.DelaGoza, CM writes of his recollections of Domus Santa Marta … I think that all our readers know that the Holy Father, Pope Francis, lives in “Domus Sanctae Marthae” (Santa Marta) which is the Vatican Hotel run by the Daughters of... by John Freund, CM | Mar 31, 2013 | Pope
It is not only the women at the tomb who were surprised. In our days the Church has been surprised by the Holy Spirit. In a post titled “The Spirituality of Surprises” the blog Dating God catalogs how the church has been surprised by election of its new... by John Freund, CM | Mar 31, 2013 | Pope
Speaking in front of some 250,000 people from around the world in the Vatican, Francis prayed for “dear Syria, for its people torn by conflict and for the many refugees who await help and comfort. We too, like the women who were Jesus’ disciples, who went to the... by John Freund, CM | Mar 30, 2013 | Pope
Francis kept his message simple and tied to the liturgical readings, recalling how Jesus’ disciples found his tomb empty a day after his death and were surprised and confused. How often does Love have to tell us: Why do you look for the living among the dead?... by John Freund, CM | Mar 28, 2013 | Pope
Pope Francis to jailed teens: I wash your feet to remind you that we have to help each other. During his homily, the Pope explained why he would wash the feet to 12 of them, the same gesture Jesus made at the Last Supper. “What does this mean? Read the Vatican... by John Freund, CM | Mar 28, 2013 | Formation, Pope
During the Chrism Mass Pope Francis asked priests to go to the “outskirts,” where they are most needed. Words reminiscent of Frederic “Let us go to the poor”. “Dear priests, may God the Father renew in us the Spirit of holiness with whom we have been...
