by John Freund, CM | Dec 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Lynn L’Heureux reflects on listening to the sounds of silence in Advent and its calls. Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday December 3, 2013 Are you called? – Silence is Golden – The Creed – Advent Dear Vincentian Family: By the time you receive...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Lynn gets a surprise… but still manages to reflect on The Kingdom – Remember Me – Surrender – Our Father Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday November 26, 2013 Dear Vincentian Family: We have so many people to pray for who are hurting. We open our...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Mother of the Living Gospel ~ A Prayer of Pope Francis Pope Francis concludes “Evangelii Gaudium” (The Joy of the Gospel) with a prayer for the intercession of Mary as the church evangelizes. He writes of her presence at the stable in Bethlehem and the cross at...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
From the Preface for Thanksgiving Day in the USA.. You have entrusted to us the great gift of freedom, a gift that calls forth responsibility and commitment to the truth that all have a fundamental dignity before you. In Jesus, through his Death and Resurrection, we...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
A piece in the Harvard Business Review “We Could Be Better at Giving Thanks” points to a disconnect on gratitude… Although people say they want to be thanked more often at work, fewer than 50% of Americans polled for the John Templeton Foundation, a...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Our Mother, the Virgin Mary, entrusted to Saint Catherine the making of a medal that would be a symbol of the faith of all those who wore it. Catherine, a young novice, fulfilled the Virgin’s request and thanks to her faithfulness we have seen “miracles” throughout...