Giuseppe Toniolo, member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, led the Catholic Action movement in Italy and espoused all the social doctrine principles we take for granted today, fighting against social evils like the exploitation of workers and child labor. –...
How well do you see? Many of us wear glasses. Others may need glasses to read. But that’s not the seeing I am asking about. I am asking how many of us see beyond the facts in front of us. Seeing beyond the facts. Over a quarter of a century ago, I took a colleague who...
A Fresh Approach To Social Justice (Systemic Changes To Our Social Justice Structure) The term social justice can mean different to different people. It can also leave us confused on exactly what it is or is not. In addition, we sometimes spend way too much time on...
Reflections on the topics to be discussed at the Vincentian Family Meeting in Rome Each week we will share a reflection on one of the topics related to the Vincentian Family gathering that will take place in Rome, from November 14 to 17, 2024. This research is...
In John’s gospel, to shed light on the meaning of his upcoming death, Jesus employs the image of a grain of wheat. To appreciate this more vividly, I pictured myself as this grain of wheat. Up there on the stalk I’m looking out on the beauty of the fields all around...
