by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Pope
Pope – Saint or Marxist . As Dom Helder Camara, another prophetic archbishop from Latin America, famously observed, “When I give food to the poor they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.” Some things never change....
by John Freund, CM | Dec 4, 2013 | Pope
Lisa Hedley of Catholic Mom is offering daily reflections on what strikes her as she read Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium. Today’s reflection … “Seriously, Pope Francis? You’re calling me to venture out of my comfort zone? The answer is “Yes“....
by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2013 | Pope
FOCUS – Fellowship of Catholic University Students offer this hand guide to the Pope’s recent Apostolic Exhortation. “In order to try to meet this challenge, I’ve separated the blog post into different sections below: If you have 60 seconds to know...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 26, 2013 | Pope
Evangelii Gaudium is a lengthy document. People will read it from a variety of perspectives. Many, especially in the media, will focus on his “no” to women priests (Paragraph 104). But it is very instructive to look at the document’s outline of...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 26, 2013 | Pope
Countless issues involving evangelization today might be discussed here, but I have chosen not to explore these many questions which call for further reflection and study. Nor do I believe that the papal magisterium should be expected to offer a definitive or complete...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 29, 2013 | Pope
Dear Followers: I understand there are now over 10 million of you! I thank you with all my heart and ask you to continue praying for me. Pope Francis @Pontifex 27 Oct