Formation
A Vincentian View: “Coming Down the Mountain”
A Scripture passage that frequently captures my Vincentian heart is that of the Transfiguration.
Mary Finally Knows
The question, “Mary did you know” dates from 1984. Mark Lowry wrote the the lyrics for “Mary, Did You Know?” I find the lyrics raise questions I did not know I wanted to ask Mary.
Foreigners No Longer, But Citizens Rather
Jesus, our peace, makes one the Jews and those who are not Jews: the foreigners. He tears down, through the cross, the wall of hate that separates them.
What Is Pope Francis Asking His Prayer Group?
Pope Francis asks his monthly payer group – “Pray for an end to polarization”!
In The Boat (Mark 4:35-41)
When Mark speaks to this endangered flock, it’s no surprise that he includes a pair of Jesus’ hope-filled parables, lessons on how things grow.
What Can We Learn From Grasshoppers?
“When you first capture the grasshopper, it jumps and jumps and jumps, trying to get out, banging its head against the lid.”
“But the longer the grasshopper’s in there, the less high it jumps, the less it tries, until finally it just sits on the bottom.
Prophets After Jesus Christ’s Own Heart
Jesus is the prophet of prophets. And we who have, due to our baptism, the calling to be prophets will be so only we do as he. The people take Jesus as one of the prophets (Mt 14, 5; Mk 8, 28; Lk 7, 16; Jn 7, 40). The learned, in contrast, take pride in not being so...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent XVI
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Go to bed modestly and fall asleep with a good thought.”
June 30: First Miraculous Medals
The Miraculous Medal is a material object that points to the spiritual... a visible reminder of invisible realities. The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a young Daughter of Charity novice, Catherine Labouré, and gave her the design of the medal, in 1830. "When...
Separating Justice from Jargon
A not-so-simple question about critical race theory plumbs the depths of our DEI work
Daughters of Charity, Blessed Martyrs of Arras
The French Revolution challenged each religious person's fidelity to Jesus Christ and to the Church. [button...
Binge-watching the Gospel of Mark?
BInge-watching viewers report a greater understanding and knowledge of the show and character development, versus viewers who don’t binge-watch. Might that be true if we “binge-read” the Gospel of Mark?