by John Freund, CM | Dec 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Why is it that other people “resist”? There has been a lot of talk about resistance to changes in the church and in society. But as I read the blogs and the tweets I am struck by the fact that many seem to assume that it is “the other” who is...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Sr. Regina Bechtle, SC (New York) shares just such moments in the reflection below. A card on my desk by an anonymous author says: Life is not measured by the number...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 18, 2014 | Vincentian Family
PRAYER FOR THE BIRTHDAY OF ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON, AUGUST 28, 2014 INTRODUCTION 200 years ago Elizabeth Ann Seton turned 40. The world knew war, violence, turmoil and uncertainty, much like today. Napoleon’s defeat in the spring of 1814...
by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
“I AM A MOTHER”: SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON ON MOTHERHOOD The letters of Saint Elizabeth Seton (1774-1821) to and about her family reflect exactly the kind of concerns a mother today would have about her children’s lives, choices, job prospects, etc. She wrote...
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,...
