Raise Our Torches
Rebecca Freeman
November 25, 2025
Lady Liberty, inspire us. Mother Mary, deliver us.
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Rebecca Freeman
Rebecca Freeman is a MDiv graduate of the Franciscan School of Theology. She attended undergrad at Mills College in Oakland and is a Board Certified Chaplain and Child Life Specialist who has a certificate in Palliative Care from the Shiley Haynes Institute in San Marcos. She presently serves in pastoral care at the dioscescan level. Rebecca is passionate about all things related to Catholic Social Teaching, particularly pastoral care for women, children, and families.
Blessed Mother & Lady Liberty: Finding Safe Harbor
Rebecca Freeman
September 26, 2025
It is in these times of political violence that I seek refuge under the mantles of Lady Liberty and the Blessed Mother.
Easter and the Unexpected: St. Francis and Pope Francis
Rebecca Freeman
April 30, 2025
Easter is certainly a time of the unexpected, the wonder of what was, is, and will be forever. I recently recalled a story from my maternal aunt. She had a home with a beautiful agrarian space, complete with a natural creek running through the property. When my aunt’s son was quite young, upon one such expedition, he found a new visitor in the stream. “Mom, I think I found God in the river!” he told her…
Maternal Wisdom on the Mother Road
Rebecca Freeman
December 10, 2024
Perhaps the most iconic emblem of Americana is the nostalgic and, at one time, singularly essential stretch of highway known as Route 66. Known universally
Study & Theology: ‘Where You Lead, I Will Follow’
Rebecca Freeman
October 14, 2024
If I were to leave behind an epitaph, it would most certainly read, “Follow St. Francis!”