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Connecting Dots: Lent, Valentine’s Day, and Systemic Change

by John Freund, CM | February 12, 2024 | Mindwalk | 1 Comment

At first glance, it may seem like quite a stretch to connect Ash Wednesday, Valentine’s Day and Systemic Change. But hear me out. Actually, it is not that hard.

<strong>What I Shared With Pope John Paul II</strong>

by John Freund, CM | February 13, 2023 | Mindwalk | 1 Comment

In 1991, Pope John Paul II was diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
Part of his response was to set aside February 11, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, as a day to remember all the sick of the world.

Connecting Dots: Lent, Valentine’s Day, and Systemic Change

by John Freund, CM | February 10, 2023 | Mindwalk | 0 Comments

At first glance, it may seem like quite a stretch to connect Ash Wednesday, Valentine’s Day and Systemic Change. But hear me out. Actually, it is not that hard.

Does Jesus Want Us to Build Back Better?

by John Freund, CM | Oct 24, 2021 | Mindwalk

Does God want us to build back better? The underlying concept is recovery from disaster. God certainly wants us to recover from the original sin of our self-centeredness

Pledging a “Better Kind of Politics”?

by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2021 | Mindwalk

Pope Francis calls us to “build a better kind of politics”. The USCCB suggest almost a “12 step program” for building community as envisaged when we truly commit to what we pray for in the “Our Father”.

Our Original Sin

by John Freund, CM | Aug 23, 2021 | Mindwalk

G.K. Chesterton wrote “original sin is a fact, an observable fact one can “see in the street.”

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.

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