by John Freund, CM | Dec 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Jesus: Who Do You Think You Are? The peaceful manger of our imagination masks so much disturbance and uncertainty. In this season the website Thinking Faith has been running a fascinating series exploring Jesus’s family tree. It concludes with a study of those...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 21, 2014 | Vincentian Family
If Jesus is the reason for the season… Then who was Jesus for St. Vincent and St. Louise Who was Jesus for Vincent? St. Vincent’s Understanding of Christ Vincent and the Incarnation Who was Jesus for Louise de Marillac?...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Would Jesus Pick A Bar Stool Over A Church Pew? We have all heard the statement that bartenders hear more confessions… Here is a video by Clayton Jennings that speaks volumes about judgement and acceptance. Perhaps another way of saying with Pope Francis…...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 9, 2014 | Pope
“Jesus wasn’t a professor, a teacher or a mystic who kept away from people as He spoke from afar. No, he was among the people. He would let people touch Him and ask Him questions. That’s how Jesus is. He is close to the people.” (Watch the video. One...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Something that deserves wider circulation about children in church… A parishioner gave me the following intro from parish they had visited. It is called “Celebrating Children at our Parish!! To parents of our young children, may we suggest: Relax! God put the...
