Jesus is the image of the all-just God who alone is good. Before him and before God, no one is just. Last Sunday’s...
Formation
Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 20
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Educational Values – Part 4
In this series Fr. Rooney explores the Values of Vincentian Education proposed by Daughter of Charity Sr. Louise Sullivan.
Send the Elevator Back Down
Is sending the elevator back down enough? Thoughts on accompaniment.
The Gift of Vulnerability: Everyone Has a Story
Everyone has a story that will break your heart. And, if you’re really paying attention, most people have a story that will bring you to your knees.
A Canadian View: The Guaranteed Basic Income
What is a guaranteed basic income? How does it work and how can it help those living in poverty? The concept of providing a guaranteed basic income to all who qualify is an idea that has been around for some time but is a topic that is currently enjoying a higher...
A Vincentian View: Be Radical
Elizabeth and Zechariah are willing to think “outside the box”, and give a new name to this extraordinary gift which comes into their midst.
Where’s the piccolo?
Systemic change does not just happen. It takes the collaboration of many people with different gifts. Each of us has a role in the chorus.
The Poor Have Much to Teach Us #3
Video can be a good way for the poor to teach us. Monica, over at vinformation, suggests that we watch and ponder… and the poor will teach us.
Repent and Believe in the Gospel
Jesus, though without sin, embodies what it means to repent. He calls us to preach repentance and become the visible and effective sign of what we preach. Jesus begins his public ministry, proclaiming: “The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the...
Parish Becomes Intercultural
4,800 miles. That's how far our Guatemalan parishioners traveled from their villages to get to Cincinnati. Each of those miles meant stepping further away from their families and homeland, and closer to an uncertain future in a strange country. And yet they kept...
St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M., Martyr
Saint Francis Regis Clet, C.M. (Feast Day: July 9) went to China as a missionary in 1791.
