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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.

Who is My Neighbor the Day After Election Day?

by John Freund, CM | Nov 7, 2022 | Mindwalk

Catholicism is the lone major religious group in America where both sides of the nation’s political divide are roughly evenly represented. Does Jesus challenge us to love even our opponents?

Changing Our Clocks, Do-overs, and Fast-forwards

by John Freund, CM | Nov 4, 2022 | Mindwalk

Changing Clocks! It is an annual ritual in many parts of the world. What happens to those hours lost and hours gained? In this Vincentian Mindwalk I will explore this annual ritual as something of a metaphor for our lives.

What Jesus Saw In the Temple

by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2022 | Mindwalk

Jesus is doing what he always does in the gospels.
What catches his eye and draws his heart are those in most need: those who need forgiveness.
Jesus sees the widow.

Forced Like Jesus Christ To Flee

by John Freund, CM | Sep 26, 2020 | Mindwalk

As I was thinking of the aptness of the feast of St. Vincent coinciding with the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, 2020 , I was struck by Pope Francis’ use of verbs to express his concern for migrants and refugees.

Emmy Blesses Good News

by John Freund, CM | Sep 24, 2020 | Mindwalk

“God is with us. This is the message of hope that we want to shout from the rooftops, .. and post on our social media accounts.

Our Heritage – Agents of Change

by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2020 | Mindwalk

A description of a change agent – “one who can make changes happen by inspiring and influencing others.” How does that fit you, St. Vincent de Paul and the Vincentian Family.

Cooperating In Making All Things New

by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2020 | Mindwalk

Have you ever asked what is this new thing? Have we any role in making “all things new”?

What I Can’t and Can Know

by John Freund, CM | Sep 19, 2020 | Mindwalk

In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I would like to look at a specific experience of life that I will never have… the experience of having a different skin color than that with which I was born.

The “Knee” in 404 and the “Spine” in 405″

by John Freund, CM | Sep 17, 2020 | Mindwalk

“we can overcome global challenges only by showing solidarity with one another and embracing the most vulnerable in our midst.” Pope Francis

Exploration Into God – THE Final Frontier

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

“Exploration into God” – “the growing awareness of belonging to ultimate reality.”

Experiencing a transforming encounter with God

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

God does not come to us in the way we want God to come. God comes to us in the ordinariness of our daily lives… if we open our eyes to see and hear, especially the cries of the poor… we will see God.