Below is a video of a recent presentation by Bronwen McShea, scholar of 17th century religious and political history. Her presentation, “The Saint and the Duchess: Collaboration at the Heart of Vincentian Heritage,” was given as the inaugural Vincentian...
Have you been praying for peace in these days? I hope so. I certainly have. As I do so, I find myself reflecting on the meaning of the word “peace” and what it means for the Christian. Most of us know that the Hebrew word “shalom” frequently translates as...
I was formed in the years before Vatican II. I did not have any special expectations of Vatican II when I was ordained just months before the Council concluded. Pope St. John XXIII certainly had expectations of Vatican II! He convened it hoping that it would lead to...
Jesus shows us how to love in truth God and our neighbor. Out of love for them, he has to sweat blood and give himself wholly. To strive and to sweat. This is what love for God asks of us who are of the Vincentian Family (SV.EN XI:32). That is to say, it is not...
