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Easter People in a Good Friday/Holy Saturday World?

by John Freund, CM | April 3, 2024 | Mindwalk | 0 Comments

A great theologian, Johannes Hoffinger, asked: “if we are Easter People, why do we so often look like people in need of an aspirin?” Can we learn to recognize our experiences of the resurrected Jesus today.

Holy Week: What Would You Do?

by Deirdre Noonan | March 25, 2024 | Mindwalk | 4 Comments

A Mindwalk from Deidre Noonan As Holy Week begins, on Palm Sunday, we hear the first version of the Passion. Have you really read it? Have you placed yourself in each character? What would you do? The Anointing As Jesus is reclining at the table, in the house...

Transfigured

by Beth Nicol | March 4, 2024 | Mindwalk | 0 Comments

Deirdre Noonan writes: Each Sunday my family has a ritual. We go to mass, come home, my 19 year old son makes us breakfast and we talk, usually about whatever the homily was about. Recently, the gospel was the story of the transfiguration.

I’m Glad God Didn’t Listen to Some Naysayers

by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2022 | Mindwalk

Who were Jesus’ friends?
Who are our friends?
What is the difference between our friends and Jesus’ friends?

How Does House-lessness Differ From Home-lessness?

by John Freund, CM | Nov 11, 2022 | Mindwalk

Peter Day believes we tends to address “houselessness” (physical needs), rather than homelessness (relational/spiritual/emotional needs).” I knew I needed to explore the distinction between houselessness and homelessness. Here I present these excerpts to see if they res…

Learning From Luke This Past Year

by John Freund, CM | Nov 9, 2022 | Mindwalk

Luke found himself in the midst of a major culture clash. In this Vincentian Mindwalk I would like to share with you the Luke I thought I knew. The Luke I have discovered And what it has meant for me.

The Good Samaritan, Pair of Jesuits and St. Vincent

by John Freund, CM | Oct 16, 2020 | Mindwalk

”Laudato Si’ taught us that EVERYTHING is connected; ‘Fratelli Tutti’ teaches us that EVERYONE is connected.”

Is Pope Francis Getting The Word Out?

by John Freund, CM | Oct 14, 2020 | Mindwalk

We face very real threats to earth our common home and the threat of losing awareness that all are created equal. In other words the threat of not taking seriously that we are all sons and daughters, therefore sisters and brothers.

Is Prophecy About the Future… or the Present?

by John Freund, CM | Oct 11, 2020 | Mindwalk

“I would like to invite you to go on a journey together… I am calling it a journey because it requires a shift, a change.” Pope Francis

Are You an Original Or a Photocopy?

by John Freund, CM | Oct 10, 2020 | Mindwalk

His life was the medium! He is a reminder to each of us that we too are the medium of the message. Come to think of it Jesus was both medium and message!

Pope Francis Encyclical As Puzzle?

by John Freund, CM | Oct 6, 2020 | Mindwalk

In a beautiful document on the call to human community, Pope Francis offers the “Good Samaritan” as a lens through which we can look at the many serious problems of a polarized and insensitive world.

The Good Samaritan In a Post-COVID World

by John Freund, CM | Oct 4, 2020 | Mindwalk

Rereading the story from the perspective of our own experiences of anxieties is a wake-up call!

Dreams – Our Parents and God’s

by John Freund, CM | Oct 3, 2020 | Mindwalk

My parents shared a dream for their children. They taught their children a dream. We are God’s dream as sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. Jesus embodied that dream and taught us to live that dream.

The Church Is No Expert…

by John Freund, CM | Oct 1, 2020 | Mindwalk

Pope Francis call us to explore together how our Catholic social tradition can help the human family heal this world that suffers from serious illnesses.