by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Thanksgiving is a perfect time to exercise our gratitude muscles. BusterdHalo offers a way for us to join together to take stock of our many blessings and give thanks. A Gratitude Retreat. Let’s not take gratitude for granted. Joe Williams writes “It’s...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 29, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Some have written about process called From Ageing to Sage-ing.”. Twenty four Sisters of Charity Nazareth above 65 years of age spent five days in prayer, reflection and retreat in Mokama, India from October 22 – 27, 2014 guided by Sister Mary Elizabeth Miller,...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 29, 2014 | Vincentian Family
A recently discovered gem from Regnum Christi… From their web page… In this month’s Retreat Guide, Sitting in the Side Pew, we look at the shining example of North America’s first native-born canonized saint, Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton. In the decades...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 27, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Brandon Vogt reflects on 6 Ways to Turn Your Commute Into a Daily Retreat “For a long time, I thought it was impossible for the ordinary layperson to cultivate regular times of deep, undistracted prayer. With office jobs and bills and dinner and bath times there...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 22, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Barbara DeMoranville, MSBT, long time member of the Missionary Servant of the Most Blessed Trinity leadership team and currently CO-DIrector of Mother Boniface Spirituality Center,  reports that that nearly 40 women attended a weekend retreat “Come Apart and...