by John Freund, CM | Aug 25, 2017 | Eastern Province, Formation
Few Catholics are aware that Mary is mentioned more times in the Holy Quran than she is in the Holy Bible!
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2017 | Eastern Province, Formation
On August 16, 2017, four men opened themselves to being set on fire to serve those who are poor and on the peripheries.
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2017 | Eastern Province, Formation, Inspiration
The image of a symphony orchestra tied together Father Robert Maloney’s eight hopes in Chapter 1 of his new book.
by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2017 | Eastern Province, Formation
I never thought of making an examination of conscience in connection with the feast of the Assumption of Mary.
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2017 | Eastern Province, Formation, Vincentian Family
Less than 30 years after setting in motion what we call the Vincentian Family, Vincent wrote that he could hardly believe how his family had grown (CCD:IX165-66). Vincent would certainly be even more amazed now after four centuries. As our fifth century dawns, around...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 21, 2017 | Eastern Province, Formation, News
Fr. Tom McKenna recently wrote of facing the tension between doing and being praying and acting. Years ago I heard Fr. Robert Maloney say something about St. Vincent de Paul I never forgot. “Hardly have I ever read somebody who could come down on one side of an issue...
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!