Some Wish They Had a Mask To Wear!
In the midst of the debate about wearing masks some wish they had a mask to wear.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #4: Leadership is Important!
It’s good to take a step back and look at leadership during these times. How did our leaders respond?
A Vincentian View: Faithful to the End
Scholars tell us that fully one-third of the teaching of Jesus in the Gospels comes to us through parables.
Are we Finished with Systemic Change?
Apparently some in the Vincentian Family think our systemic change (SC) work has run its course.
Reign of God and His Justice First
Jesus teaches us how to pray. He wants us to ask first that the Father’s name be praised, his reign come and his will be done. Self-interest plays no part in Solomon’s prayer. He only asks for wisdom to reign. And the Lord does what he asks. So, Solomon knows what to...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Two-tiered Society
St. Vincent and Saint Louise were keenly aware of a two-tiered society in their day
Vows of St. Elizabeth Seton’s Founding Community (July 19, 1813)
Under an adapted Rule of the French Daughters of Charity approved by Archbishop Carroll, a novitiate was completed, and seventeen women became the first vowed American Sisters of Charity July 19, 1813.
July 18: First Apparition of Mary to St. Catherine Labouré
The Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia is proud to announce its Saint ALIVE program, in which St. Catherine Labouré comes to life, sharing the story of Mary and the Miraculous Medal.
I Know What the Poor Need and Want!
To be a missionary is to leave one’s proper world and one’s secure place in the world in order to enter the world of the other; it is to leave one’s place in order to enter the place of the poor and to accompany the poor with the gospel.
Options in Abuse: Homelessness or Domestic Violence
Abuse victims. “Why does she stay?” It’s a simple question. The answer is not.