The seminarians in Morogoro, Tanzania, make use of what they have to complete their journey of faith, as they follow in the footsteps of St. Vincent de Paul with compassion and generosity. The first Vincentian missionaries arrived in Tanzania in 1993, and since then,...
Nearly 30 years ago, 171 heads of State met in Copenhagen at the United Nations World Summit for Social Development. In 1995 it was the largest gathering of world leaders ever assembled, attended by more than 14,000 people, including delegates from 186 countries, with...
If you’ve watched any sports events over the last decades, you’ve seen banners held high, calling attention to a famous passage in John’s Gospel. Their message: “John 3:16: Read it!” For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes...
The challenge to be Easter People! Some 60 years ago, I remember being struck by a question still relevant today. A great theologian, Johannes Hoffinger, asked: “if we are Easter People, why do we so often look like people in need of an aspirin?” The question is...
The example of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton shows us how to yield our lives to Christ, the Crucified One, that we might live. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? – Mark 15:34 For me, the precious center of the Passion is our Lord’s cry from the Cross. A few...
