Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #5: If One Should Die During a Pandemic, it is a Lonely Death!
Today, more than ever, we need people who, following the example of Sister Marguerite Naseau, the first Daughter of Charity, are willing to serve the poor and the sick with the boldness and courage of this simple, country woman.
Receiving Communion (Mt 10:40, Lk 10:16; Jn 13:20)
After impressing on the disciples who he is and what he stands for, he declares, “whoever receives you receives me.”
Daring To Pray For Structural Change
Everyone wants structural change. Do we pray for it?
Respond to More than Just Our Needs
Jesus is a man for others. That is why he cannot but respond to their needs. To be his disciple means to follow his example. The crowds do not leave Jesus alone. They must take him for someone who is ready to respond to their needs. And those who go to Jesus do not...
Vincentian Prayer Images: What Would Vincent Think Today
What would Vincent think about what this family could do today?
Devotion to St. Justin de Jacobis in Eritrea and Ethiopia
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. (feast day: July 30) faced and overcame many challenges and hardships. His humility, goodness, and charity inspired vocations to the priesthood and converted many others in 19th century Abyssinia.
Daring to Risk a Caring Response: The Sisters of Charity’s Service during the Spanish Influenza Pandemic
The Sisters of Charity, who embody a legacy of service and caring for others, met the challenge presented by the flu epidemic in 1918.
July 26: Arrival of Felix de Andreis, C.M., Joseph Rosati, C.M., and companions in the U.S.
They sailed to Baltimore, MD, primarily to establish a seminary in the Louisiana territory.
A Canadian View: Justice for All
Poverty and racism have always been intertwined. If we do not include address both, it will be difficult to realize any positive results that may finally lead to Justice For All.
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.
