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...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2013 | Pope
The Vatican has released a beautifully illustrated text of the Stations of the Cross to be used by Pope Francis on Good Friday 2013 Introduction “A man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’” (Mk...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 26, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Pope
A friend wrote …”the Domus Sanctae Martae — or, Casa Santa Marta in Italian — is run by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. So, it would seem to be a great honor for the entire “Vincentian Family,” worldwide, that the simplicity...
