by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2013 | Pope
The Vatican has released a beautifully illustrated text of the Stations of the Cross to be used by Pope Francis on Good Friday 2013 Introduction “A man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’” (Mk...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 26, 2013 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Former Superior General reflects on “The Eucharist in the Vincentian Tradition – Love is Creative unto Infinity” He writes… In this article I offer some reflections on the Eucharist in the Vincentian tradition. Following a methodology I have...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 24, 2013 | Pope
A comparison of Pope Francis and St. Vincent on mercy Pope Francis views morality as response to God’s mercy Value of Mercy according to Vincent de Paul recently translated from a Spanish study. Pope Francis views morality as response to God’s mercy ....
by John Freund, CM | Mar 24, 2013 | Pope
Palm Sunday in three words… Joy, Cross and Youth JOY “Jesus enters Jerusalem. The crowd of disciples accompanies him in festive mood, their garments are stretched out before him, there is talk of the miracles he has accomplished, and loud praises are heard:...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 21, 2013 | Vincentian Family
“One Cloth Many Threads” – systemic change and culture One of the things that we are going to encounter as we engage in Systemic Change is working with diverse cultures. It is important to understand some of the elements of culture that will help us to truly and...