by John Freund, CM | Jan 8, 2019 | Eastern Province, Inspiration
Ordinary time can be a time to think about the ordinary saints in our lives and what ordinary means in the context of our lives. Pope Francis reminds us of “the saints next door” and our own call to a practical holiness.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 6, 2019 | Eastern Province, Formation, Inspiration
The star of the wisemen can be a metaphor for the times in our lives when we must seek in the darkness for the light of God’s Providence as did St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Vincent dePaul.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 5, 2019 | Eastern Province, Ministries, News
Fr. Bindel Mary Ifeanyichukwu , CM arrived from Nigeria October 5. He joins Fr. Joseph Ita Sam, also a Vincentian who arrived earlier in the summer. Both are serving in St. Vincent’s Parish in Germantown.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 4, 2019 | Eastern Province, Formation, Inspiration
In a reflection entitled “Honor the Hidden Life”, Fr. Tom McKenna reminds us that “The Kingdom advances both in the limelight and off in the shadows.”
by John Freund, CM | Jan 2, 2019 | Congregation of the Mission
Mary Mother of God – Personal Reflections...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 2, 2019 | Eastern Province, Formation
It is refreshing that Pope Francis’ in his Message for World Day of Peace chooses to focus on “Good Politics and the Service of People.”
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!