Welcome, friend, to the Good News Spirituality blog. My name is Ann. I live in Texas with my husband and two cats, write fiction, and sing in the choir…and now, I blog. I’m the host blogger here at GNS. Not sure how I got tagged for this, and my reaction to the opportunity covered the emotional spectrum. Surprised, honored and humbled, yes. But “alarmed” took first place. I often describe my prayer life as “being the yappy little dog at God’s ankles.” (Yip-yip-grrrr! At least I’m persistent.) Not, in my opinion, the best qualification for the post of “spirituality blogger.” But I’m counting on the fact that there are lots of folks out there with a much deeper appreciation of spirituality. The idea here is for me to kick off a conversation based on Now and Forever, a series of ten-minute videos discussing “Good News spirituality”–a conversation sure to be enriched by reader contributions.
The Now and Forever video series features Fr. Vincent Freeh, MSC. As a Missionary of the Sacred Heart, Fr. Freeh has served in the trenches of evangelization, both in New Guinea and in a variety of parishes around the United States. He and several immediate family members have also been engaged intermittently in restoring family for more than 20 years. In these ten-minute videos, he reflects on spirituality with the help of Vicky Phillips, a member of his current parish.
The author of the essays forming the basis for their reflections wishes to remain anonymous in order to clear the air of anything that might inhibit open discussion. The essays were originally written more than a dozen years ago under the auspices of the Charles and Catherine Freeh Family Foundation, and the actual author has only a vague recollection of their content.
I hope you enjoy your visit, and return often!
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