by John Freund, CM | Sep 21, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
With all of the hype about new iPhones Busted Halo has a timely post “Is watching Mass on TV or on my iPhone just as good as going to Mass?” It may depend. Mike Hays sets the table after a fashion when he writes “No. ” But he quickly adds...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Pope to explore with the senior their vocation as they live longer according to a report in the Catholic News Agency Entitled “The Blessing of a Long Life,” the Pope’s audience with seniors on September 28 will explore the vocation of seniors. “We have(added)...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2013 | Justice and Peace
n a message that would surely resonate in the followers of Vincent, Louise, Frederic and Elizabeth Pope Francis on Sunday turned his attention to the dramatic predicament of migrants and refugees who not always find a welcome, but often become victims of human...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 23, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“The elderly are not a problem, a market, a budget: They are real individuals, our own people, our ancestors, in due course — ourselves.” Australian Catholic News services headlines…Australian bishop warns: Don’t cut medical costs by...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
The New Media Project presents an article Facebook and the elderly in the church in which Robert Saler, guest blogger writes… “My two years spent serving a wonderful, small congregation in Gary, IN, were instructive in a number of ways. The entire...