by John Freund, CM | Aug 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Looking for a simple way to deepen prayer in the coming year? “Pray just a tiny bit more.” This guest post from Susan Stabile offers an example of a simple way of building on things that are already a pattern in our lives. In this case it is as simple asmaking...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
Pope ends 2014 with an examination of conscience, above all on the poor “In his final public appearance of 2014, Pope Francis on Wednesday invited believers to a serious “examination of conscience” about sins both personal and communal during the past year,...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Reasons to watch the reality show Sisters … and what questions to ask Well-known media nun Sr. Helena Burns, FSP offers her thoughts on the Reality TV show “The Sisterhood”. The show is about five young women discerning their vocation at three...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
How does a homeless man spend $100? What would you do with $100? What the poor can teach us… Are you one of the more 21 million people who have watched this video on YouTube? It starts out the way many would expect but turns out dramatically different than...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Jesus: Who Do You Think You Are? The peaceful manger of our imagination masks so much disturbance and uncertainty. In this season the website Thinking Faith has been running a fascinating series exploring Jesus’s family tree. It concludes with a study of those...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Christmas is Not Supposed to Be Like This – Erin McCole-Cupp has written a powerful post at Catholic Mom that puts a perspective on what are all too common situations. (Be sure to read all the way to bottom!) Christmas is not supposed to be like this. The floors...
