by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Vincentian – Searching, Discouragement, Satisfaction and Celebration (7/16/13) Dear Vincentian Family: Welcome to the many new members on this mailing list to receive this reflection. If we look at the news, there are so many people to pray for and so many...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
S. Janet Gildea reflects… What does God’s call sound like in your life today? It is an interesting question with a unique answer at each moment of life. Maybe one of these examples will resonate with your experience. For Samuel, the call startled him awake in...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
On this celebration of Independence Day we can join with Thomas Jefferson wrote on March 4, 1801… Almighty God, Who has given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of Thy favor and glad to...
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...
