Doing theology in a garbage dump
Daniel Franklin E. Pilario, C.M. writes”…on weekends, I help my Vincentian confreres in their parish in Payatas, the biggest garbage dump in Manila. … I was invited there to help in giving pastoral care – celebrate Masses or bless the dead, give seminars, meet people. Later, I began to realize that it was not mainly I who was helping. It was in fact they who were helping me make sense of my theology. But that is going ahead of the story.”
You can run, but you can’t hide
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), October 26, 2014 – Ex 22, 20-26; 1 Thes 1, 5c-10; Mt 22, 34-40 Receiving the word in great affliction, with joy from the Holy Spirit (1 Thes 1, 6) It is easy to recite the two inseparable commandments on which the whole law and...
Fr. Pat Griffin CM – An Undivided Heart
Fr. Pat Griffin CM speaks with a group of discerners in the context of a year dedicated to consecrated life. “An Undivided Heart” Two years ago, when I was with the Daughters in Paris, I was searching for a unifying theme to capture some presentations which I wanted...
Visual meditation materials for praying the liturgy
Ever try to imagine a scene from the gospel on Sunday? For those who are visually oriented and strongly believe that a picture is worth a thousand words here is a resource for visual meditation materials for praying the liturgy.
Clarifying Church teaching once and for all?
Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), October 19, 2014 – Is 45, 1. 4-6; 1 Thes 1, 1-5b; Mt 22, 15-21 Not in word alone, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit (1 Thes 1, 5) God speaks to us. But do we really understand him? Who guarantees us the truth? He speaks...
Different Ministries but the Same Mission: The Vincentian Family
Different Ministries but the Same Mission: The Vincentian Family – Continuing education presentation from the AIC (LCUSA)
VinFormation provides hints for “New evangelization”
VinFormation provides hints for “New evangelization” in a new video The Shortest Route To Evangelization Is Through Service
St. Louise trifold pamphlet
Wife, Mother, Widow, Foundress, Saint. Certainly not an ordinary resume!
Pray the rosary with Vincentian Superior General
Father G Gregory Gay, C.M. encourages you to pray Rosary with him in English. The video contains introduction prayer and one of five decades. October 8 is his birthday.
No tank tops or shorts
Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), October 12, 2014 – Is 25, 6-10a; Phil 4, 12-14. 19-20; Mt 22, 1-14 God will fully supply whatever you need (Phil 4, 19) God invites us to a sumptuous banquet. Do we accept the invitation with respectful gratitude? The banquet...
