by John Freund, CM | Dec 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Celebrating the divine mess-maker! His birth caused a cosmic upheaval. Pope Francis famously encouraged a gathering of some 30,000 youth to “make a mess,” shaking up the comfort, self-satisfaction and clericalism of a Church closed in on itself. As I reflect on the...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
“I’ll Just Come Down and Show You” – God takes on human form at Christmas — and gives us an example for how to live our lives In classic Busted Halo fashion the post cuts through to the essence of Christmas! From the post… A few years ago, I was...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2014 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, Vincentian Family
Superior General – Future of the Miraculous Medal – “I request that the various branches of our Vincentian Family, particularly those with a special devotion to the Miraculous Medal to pray, reflect, and discuss how to promote awareness and further...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2014 | Disasters and Responses, Vincentian Family
HAGUPIT Typhoon Hagupit is now a super-typhoon and most predict that it will make land-fall over the very same areas hard-hit by Yolanda. The CNN resident meteorologist has just characterized it as the strongest of super-typhoon this year. The following is a list of...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 2, 2014 | Vincentian Family
What was Vincent’s Vision? What did Vincent see in his world? What must be done? What must I do? What must you do? What must we do? The DePaul University Office of Mission and Values has put together a 2 minute video featuring these questions and asking what...