Category Archives: Catholic Church

20-20 Hindsight (GNS 29)

Peace be with you! Join Fr. Freeh and parishioners Vicki Phillips and Pat Henry as they discuss the Apostles’ coming to terms with the Easter message. After three years of following Jesus…the Apostles still didn’t get the meaning of His … Continue reading

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The Holy Spirit and Human Worth (GNS 27)

Peace be with you! Fr. Freeh, with the help of parishioners Vicki Phillips and Pat Henry, advances the discussion of the Holy Spirit in context of the Triune God, the Holy Spirit. http://youtu.be/yz8xa5w2Xl8 So now it’s my turn to say … Continue reading

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Getting the Picture (GNS 26)

Peace be with you! And Happy (belated) Easter! I confess to getting wrapped up in travel (which involved a lot of waiting at the airport) and singing with the choir for Good Friday and Easter Vigil and visiting family…. I … Continue reading

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A Call to Holiness (GNS 24)

Peace be with you! I’m happy to say the latest set of sessions has caught up with me at last. Here, Fr. Freeh joins with parishioners Pat Henry and Vicki Phillips to discuss the role of the Holy Spirit in … Continue reading

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Use It or Lose It

Peace be with you! If Fr. Freeh had kept the DVD disks in his possession, he could’ve handed them to me this weekend. But the disks are in Illinois; we’re in Pennsylvania. And so I’m once again blogging solo. Hard … Continue reading

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Holy Spirit (GNS 22)

Peace be with you! How is Christian spirituality different from other kinds? Join Fr. Freeh and parishioners Vicki Phillips and Pat Henry in a discussion the role of the Holy Spirit. “We are holy only to the extent that we … Continue reading

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“I Believe…” (GNS 21)

Peace be with you! Here’s a video that I thought I’d already posted, but got lost in the fog of holiday roadtrips. Let’s catch up with Fr. Freeh, Vicki Phillips, and Pat Henry as they discuss faith, belief, and how … Continue reading

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Ordinary Spirituality

Peace be with you! Once again, we have no video reflection this week. Now Fr. Freeh is afflicted with laryngitis, so it might be a little while before we get the studio sound quality and the voice quality issues resolved. … Continue reading

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A Greater Awareness (GNS 20) 12/21

Peace be with you! We’ve been reflecting on some “burning questions”: Why aren’t we energized by our belief in the Good News? To what extent can the Good News transform the people and culture of today? What methods can we … Continue reading

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The Way to Prepare the Way (GNS 19)

Peace be with you! In this session, Fr. Freeh and parishioners Pat Henry and Vicki Phillips pick up the discussion of Pope Paul VI’s apostolic exhortation on evangelization, addressing the third question of the methods we use to transform ourselves … Continue reading

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