Category Archives: Cultural transformation

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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Joy (GNS 28)

Peace be with you! Join Fr. Freeh and parishioners Vicki Phillips and Pat Henry in a discussion of joy. http://youtu.be/jZcC6Xq2fGg Not to be sacriligious but, for me, “Joy” is as big a mystery as the Holy Trinity. As the irrefutable … Continue reading

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Ghost in the Machine (GNS 25)

Peace be with you! What makes it possible for us to know God? Parishioners Vicki Phillips and Pat Henry join Fr. Freeh in a discussion of the Holy Spirit, the human spirit, and unconditional love. Sometimes so much is packed … 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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The Classroom of Silence

Peace be with you! And while I still have time to say it: Merry Christmas! The Season of Christmas isn’t over until this Sunday’s Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. So if your Christmas tree is still up…do the happy … 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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