by John Freund, CM | Oct 12, 2016 | Eastern Province
Seeing is the necessary beginning of systemic change. Systemic change requires looking anew at something we see…but do not see. This kind of seeing is really more like reading, reading the “signs of the times.” St. Vincent was a man of the concrete whose starting...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 10, 2016 | Eastern Province, Prayer request
Please remember our former confrere NED LOUGHRAN in your prayers (ordination class of 1967). He is presently under hospice care in his home in Boston. In March he learned that his prostate cancer, in remission for some eight years, has affected several lymph nodes,...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 7, 2016 | Eastern Province
The Sisters of Charity Federation members at their recent meetings committed themselves to joining in prayer and fasting for wisdom and discernment as the U.S. moves toward national elections. As a Congregation, and as a collective of Congregations, we feel impelled...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 5, 2016 | Eastern Province
As many of you know from an earlier post, Fr. John Prager has been in serious condition in a hospital in Ecuador. The latest word is that he is progressing slowly but steadily. He is able to sit up and hopes to be breathing on his own shortly. His brother has been...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 3, 2016 | Eastern Province, Provincial's Perspective
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Paul Howfield, the father of Marty Howfield. Marty in known to many connected with the Eastern Province for his great efforts in gathering the alumni from St. Joe’s Preparatory Seminary. Funeral Arrangements Viewing:...
Rom 16, 13 reads: "Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; and greet his mother—a mother to me also." If this…
Have a blessed Holy Week!
I have never thought about the people that were named in the Gospels. I would agree that they may be…
Generally, I love the laconic nature of Mark's Gospel. The Passion narrative is very compelling in its starkness, with one…
Father John, Blessings to you as you step cautiously down that new path. Grace and Peace be with you!