Just about everyone has seen a flock of geese flying in their trademark V-formation. They are a thing of beauty to behold…. if you can get beyond their negative effects at lower altitudes.
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Five Faces of Justin De Jacobis
If I had to pick a single Daughter of Charity to present to the sisters as a model, I would pick Rosalie Rendu. If I had to pick a single missionary to present to the confreres, I would pick Justin de Jacobis.
Drinking At The Fountain of God’s Word (Isaiah 55: 10-11)
With this hot weather scorching many parts of the globe, it’s not hard to appreciate the metaphor the prophet Isaiah offers as a picture of how it is between ourselves and God — more specifically, between ourselves and the Word of God.
The Way of Vincent
In this brief reflection I want to share with you one of the great graces I received in my search to know Vincent better.
The Prayer Life of Louise de Marillac
“As we say about some of the people in the Bible, so too we can say that Louise walked with God (Cf., Genesis 5:22).”
St. Louise: In Her Own Words
Reading the letters of St. Louise helps us see her humanness, as opposed to thinking of her as some faraway Saint.
St. Joseph – Patron of “Saints Next Door”
Can we recognize Joseph, “the quiet one,” as the model for far more than just carpenters?
Born In the Bleachers
We hear a lot about being born on third base. It is a metaphor for being way ahead in the game of life. But what if you were born in the bleachers? Or worse, born outside the ballpark?
A Vincentian View: Yearning for Home (Joseph and Psalm 137)
The Babylonians destroyed the Temple of Jerusalem in 587 BC and took most of the people of Israel into captivity—moving them from their ancestral home to foreign lands. Psalm 137 engages the feelings of those displaced persons.
A Challenge is in the Air
Think about the hot button issues of the day: Police reform, Climate change, Poverty, Homelessness, Election reform, Systemic racism, #metoo… Tou name it. People are calling for more than just quick but temporary fixes. People are calling for systemic reform.
Branches that Remain on the Vine
Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches. That we remain in him, and he in us, is what makes us bear much fruit. In Ps 80, the Shepherd of Israel is asked to bring back his people. This people started out as a vine that God brought out of Egypt and transplanted. ...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent VII
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “You see, Sisters, even though we don’t see God, faith teaches us that His holy presence is everywhere…”
