by John Freund, CM | Dec 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
A Bethlehem spirituality offers a perspective on renewal both ecclesial and personal according to an article The Meaning of Bethlehem, translated from the Peruvian publication La Republica. The Catholic Church is experiencing a time of reform and renewal whose...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Wow” opens a path beyond words, a doorway into awe-filled wonder. It evokes an “Oh, my” response to a seaside sunset, a sleeping baby, a perching butterfly. It echoes the “Aha” of a liberating insight. Noticing these “sticky notes” from God demands that I slow down,...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
The first Christmas. It rattles a marriage. It exiles a family. It endangers lives. And it provokes a madman to murder. The brisk descriptions in the New Testament fail to capture what must have been, for Mary and Joseph and many others, a bewildering, terrifying...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
No… not money … but reconciliation. Igniter Media offers an insight into the lasting legacy of reconciliation. Resolving any conflict is a hard thing to do well, especially within your own family. Ultimately though, pursuing conflict resolution is an...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
A sampler… That terrifying first Christmas “The news of Jesus’ arrival confused Mary; caused Joseph to consider divorce; and, in King Herod, commenced a genocidal fury. Once Jesus is born, Mary and Joseph have to flee Bethlehem to evade Herod’s assassins....
by John Freund, CM | Dec 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Good Shepherd – Change the Darkness – Joy – Be an example of Patience These are the themes Lynn L’Heureux reflects on in her weekly series Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday December 17, 2013 Dear Vincentian Family: Blessings of Joy to all of you as we...
