A Vincentian Minute: Vincentians Living the Seasons 22
Father Rooney extends the Sunday Scriptures for Vincentians. This week: Thanksgiving.
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Father Rooney extends the Sunday Scriptures for Vincentians. This week: Thanksgiving.
A Christmas project in crisis-stricken Beirut, led by Sr. Rita El Khoury, brought dignity and joy to hundreds through visits, meals, gifts, and street outreach. Children, families, refugees, and the elderly regained hope and self-esteem, experiencing celebrations that made them feel valued and no different from others.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton teaches that surrendering to God is the only true relief from overwhelming thoughts. Her words remind us that peace comes not from control, but from trusting in God’s strength and refuge.
Young people today live with sharp awareness: they see inequality firsthand, they feel the weight of exclusion, and they refuse to settle for a future shaped by indifference. Yet what rises from the song is not despair, but a fierce, hopeful energy—a conviction that compassion still changes things, that love remains a revolutionary force.
This season invites us to step into a space of “active waiting”— a term that encapsulates the dual call to watchfulness and action.