If we lose proof of who we are and the joys and sorrows of our lives, something very precious is gone.
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If we lose proof of who we are and the joys and sorrows of our lives, something very precious is gone.
I need to remember that while I can’t do everything, I must do something.
What enabled Vincent to keep his lamps lit in the face of tragedy? What can we learn from him?
Pope Francis, in “Envisioning and engendering an Open World,” presents a world where we move beyond the original fault of self-centeredness to recognizing the worth of every human person.
“Move us to create healthier societies and a more dignified world, a world without hunger, poverty, violence and war. May our hearts be open to all the peoples and nations of the earth.”
“… When one has experienced in oneself weaknesses and tribulations, one is more sensitive to those of others.”
At the beginning of Lent, we have an opportunity to think about where we are heading on the journey of our life. In his Lenten letter, Pope Francis reminds us that Lent is a journey to Easter.
A Vincentian priest has made it his life’s work to “go out to the margins” of society and try to restore dignity to the “living scraps” of a “throwaway culture”. Pedro Opeka CM, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize… again.
“How beautiful it is to see poor people if we consider them in God and with the esteem in which Jesus Christ held them!” – St. Vincent
Can we recognize ourselves as modern “passers-by”?