by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Once again one hears echoes of Vincent in the preaching of Francis on this feast of St. Thomas The Pope reflected on the life of St. Thomas, whose feast day is celebrated on Wednesday. He explained that the apostle was full of doubts, before seeing Jesus Resurrected...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
BustedHalo asks “What is the significance of mountains in the Bible? “Mountains are mentioned more than 500 times in the Bible. While they have a significant symbolic value, mountains first and foremost were part of the physical landscape of biblical...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
At his morning mass the Pope spoke of the superficial and the rigid ‘masquerade’ as Christians. There are people who “masquerade as Christians,” and sin by being excessively superficial or overly rigid, forgetting that a true Christian is a...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
The research blog for the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) released what for some might be counter-intuitive results of a study of the impact of Catholic colleges on faith and vocations. Here are some of the highlights taken from The study...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
GodTube offers this video tribute to St. Vincent De Paul. THis video was originally created by Dandy Labitag. http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=J1F9BCNU
by John Freund, CM | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
RomeReports – “During the Angelus, Pope Francis talked about modern day martyrs. He explained that just like John the Baptist, defended truth before the powerful, Christians too need to speak out and do the same. He specifically called on young people to...