by John Freund, CM | Mar 24, 2019 | Eastern Province, Formation, Inspiration
Homily for the feast of St. Oscar Romero – Let Us Not Assassinate Our Consciences His homilies lasted over an hour. His homilies were broadcast to the public square outside the cathedral since there was not enough room in the cathedral. His homilies were...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 22, 2019 | Eastern Province, Formation, Inspiration
It is so easy to forget Mary was a young teenager. Did you know that… before Mary was seen as the mother of all, before the countless devotions of Mary spread throughout the world, before she was crowned the Queen of heaven, before statues, shrines, stained...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 21, 2019 | Eastern Province, Formation, Inspiration
In a reflection, “Blood Sisters and Brothers”, on FamVin.org, Fr. Pat Griffin of the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission USA offers some challenging reflections on our understanding of “Our Father” Recently I saw a TV commercial...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 18, 2019 | Eastern Province, Formation, Inspiration
As I was preparing a homily for the feast of St. Joseph, Pope Francis reminded me there are many things followers of Vincent and Louise can learn from St. Joseph. First some background. [This is a slightly modified version of a post that first appeared on the website...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 15, 2019 | Eastern Province, Features, Formation, Inspiration, Ministries
“Where WIll You See Christ” – Forty days… forty first-person 2 minute stories! The series is making waves not only in blogs and social media. It is being picked up by a number of TV and radio outlets. (See local listings for times) Among...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 14, 2019 | Eastern Province, Formation, Inspiration
Father Tom McKenna of the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission places us squarely in the sixth chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel. He lays out the difficulties of living in the world Jesus sketches but isn’t here yet, or at least not fully here. (The...