by John Freund, CM | Jan 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Cinema, the Vows, Mission, Communion, Spirituality – using film to contemplate Religious Life As we approach Vocation Awareness week, January 13-19,  Sr.  Rose Pacatte, respected Catholic film critic writes, “Over the last year or so I prepared these lists for...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 1, 2013 | Evangelization, Technology: Issues and Uses
We are called to make this a Year of Faith and Evangelization. As we move through the coming months we need to keep in mind the new market place (Acts 17:22-31)Â with all the challenges and opportunities of “right now, right here” . In each of recent years...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 28, 2012 | Justice and Peace
In his 2013 Message for the World Day of Peace (January 1), Pope Benedict XVI reminds us at that we all have a role to play in building peace in our communities and world. His 2013 Message focuses on human dignity, rights and responsibilities, as well as the fiftieth...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 27, 2012 | Vincentian Family
“How St. Elizabeth Seton Opens the Door of Faith for Us” represents VinFormation’s January offering for its Year of Faith in Vincentian Perspectives series. The Year of Faith and the Life of St. Elizabeth The Church and St. Elizabeth Quotes...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today more than ever we need to find our God in unexpected places and unexpected people. May this year’s biggest blessing be learning to see the Christ in ourselves and one another with the shepherds’ eyes of faith! Have a blessed...