Serve God Alone and Not Money
Jesus shows us the way to serve God absolutely and not money ever. Do we Christians, and Vincentians besides, really learn from him? Jesus does not love money. He is not all like those who sneer at him on hearing him say, “You cannot serve both God and wealth.”...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Trust
After doing what we can, do we have the trust to lower our nets on the other side of the boat?
Saint Paul, the Vincentians and the Stings
Let’s start talking about the “sting of poverty,” which leaves those assisted in a situation of fragility and vulnerability.
St. Vincent’s Vision of Priesthood
Presentation based on an essay by Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M. on Saint Vincent de Paul’s vision for his Congregation of the Mission.
Feast of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
Watch a video about St. John Gabriel Perboyre (Feast: September 11).
Jesus the Rude Guest
Popes Benedict and Francis call us to imitate God who reached out to us an invited all of us to sit at the table.
A Canadian View: What’s In Your Wallet? What’s In Your Heart?
There is a TV commercial for a credit card company that we have all likely seen (maybe way too often) that uses the catch phrase of “What’s in your wallet?”
More Than One Side
“Choose up sides,” three famous words that have set up boundaries between countless competing groups.
“Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Justice”
“Jesus himself warns us that the path he proposes goes against the flow, even making us challenge society by the way we live and, as a result, becoming a nuisance.”
Mercy That We Find Hard to Understand
Jesus Christ is the incarnation and personification of divine mercy (DM 2). Dwelling among us, he hopes that God’s mercy will rub on us human beings. Sinners draw near to listen to Jesus. He welcomes them, and he even eats with them, which bothers the Pharisees and...
