by John Freund, CM | Dec 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
12 days to unwrap Evangelii Gaudium (Gospel Joy) – In the season often characterized as the “Twelve Days” FamVin re-presents a post based on Kelly Wahlquist’s path through Pope Francis’ landmark presentation Evangelii Gaudium (Gospel...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 8, 2014 | Vincentian Family
“The joys and hopes” – Gaudium et Spes (Vatican II) begins its 50th year – How does the church based on a document two thousand years old, relate that past to the present?” There are two joyful authoritative answers to that “Gaudium et...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 31, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Pope urges activists to struggle against ‘structural causes’ of poverty Pope Francis urged an international gathering of grassroots social activists to struggle against the “structural causes” of poverty and inequality, with a...
by John Freund, CM | May 13, 2014 | Formation
Just as the members of the early Church were called to bring ‘The Way’ to all peoples of the day, so are we called to bring Christ into our world today. This pre-Pentecost theme will be the last submission of the series of reflections on The Gospel Of...
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2014 | Formation
No To An Economy Of Exclusion – A visual meditation on Pope Francis and Joy of the Gospel. As we stand in the middle of the Easter season between Palm Sunday and Pentecost, are we allowing ourselves to be changed by the miraculous events of the risen Jesus?...
