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.
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Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 17
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Let Us Be On Our Way
Gospels present the life of Jesus here on earth as a journey from Galilee to Jerusalem (Lk 9:51). It was a Journey to...
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?
A Shelter or a Way Out Of Homelessness?
St Vincent believed that if you gave a hungry person a sandwich you fed that person for a day. But that did not solve the underlying problem.
Sustainable Development Goal 13
Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.
