Fire that Is All-consuming and Spirit that Is Life-breath
To set the earth on fire is part of Jesus’ mission. And how he wishes that the fire were already blazing! Undoubtedly, Jesus’ passionate and anguished wish keeps coming to fruition. In fact, a cloud of witnesses surrounds us. They are witnesses from all walks of...
“Why the Wealth Gap is Bad for Everyone”
Looking for an interesting, insightful and challenging read on economic inequality and why the wealth gap is bad for everyone? Below is the beginning of an article from an interview with Charles Clark, economics professor at St. John's University in New York. Clark...
On Being a Christian
It is said that Alexander the Great— one of the greatest military figures in history, who conquered practically the entire known world in his day— one night, during a campaign, could not sleep, so he left his tent for a walk through the fields. While strolling he...
Rules of Procedure for the Family: An Exemplar
The Vincentian Family Office (VFO) is happy to share the Rules of Procedure drawn up by the Vincentian Family National Council of Panama. We are working with them to help strengthen the other Vincentian Family National Councils who are preparing their own Rules of...
A Mosaic of Vincentian Spirituality
SlideShare presentation: Fr. Antonius Sad Budianto, C.M. of Indonesia talks about collaboration in the Vincentian Family. He presents some models of collaboration, describes his own experiences with collaboration, points out some of the challenges and offers some findings.
Doing the Next Right Thing
Vincent did so much by doing the next right thing. J. Patrick Murphy writes in Mr. Vincent... Historians describe the climate during Vincent's lifetime as the little ice age. Half the crops failed; starvation was rampant; the number of poor increased exponentially....
Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla: August 2
This week we commemorate the life of Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla. He was martyred during the Spanish Civil War on August 9, 1936. His memorial is celebrated on August 2. Learn more about Blessed Ceferino in this SlideShare presentation.
Spread the Message • Have Something to Say
You have opportunities to spread the message of God's love and God's justice. But you have to have something to say, and in more than just a "meme." Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., recently took the opportunity to address the graduates of Shimer College, a small...
Flexibility and Suppleness in Your Spirituality #IamVincent
Being able to "bend" to the will of God requires this: flexibility and suppleness in your spirituality. Why doesn't the palm tree fall in a storm when the oak is ripped from its roots? Well, three things really: lots of short roots, a "bundled-together" trunk, and a...
The Company of a Winding River
Few things in nature compare to the company of a winding river. There is a special posture of presence, an invitation to prayer, when one enters a river space. It is the paradox of rushing and calm—a simultaneous acceptance of great mystery paired with rooted...
