by John Freund, CM | May 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Being Open – Hear the Shepherd’s Call – Getting your feet wet – Mary A Mother’s love. Dear Vincentian Family: My prayer for you this week is for patience, understanding and giving up the ugly past. It is good to keep the wonderful things and...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Rather than simply refuting a Protestant who was attacking the Church Vincent hears the truth of his charge and grows. (Frederic Ozanam had a similar experience.) The following excerpt from an insightful article by Santiago BarquÃn, CM, Â might well lead us to ask...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 28, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A Minnesota advocate for the poor writes, “Before taking rights away from poor people, spend some time with them… their stories make a broader point: While many poor folks do their best maintain a connection to mainstream society, many members of...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2010 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth
The Listening (JMV) Disciple : 1) listening in Luke’s gospel; 2) some echoes of the theme in the spirituality of St. Vincent and St. Louise; 3) some ramifications today. Found on the English JMV site (Click on pull down menu Formation at the upper left of the...