Whenever I have taught the Epistles of Paul or instructed lectors on these texts, I emphasize that one must read these letters as if they were addressed to oneself and to a Christian community gathered to hear them.
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Pope Francis – Magi School of Seekers Visiting Professor
I thought I was finished with the feast of the Epiphany for this year. Then I read the text of Pope Francis’ homily on the feast.
Program of the One Anointed with the Spirit
Jesus is Good News to the poor. To be such news is his program as the One that the Father has anointed with the Holy...
Mercy – The Messianic Mission of Jesus
Jesus begun his messianic mission by saying, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are...
By 2007, Green was unemployed, homeless and addicted to crack cocaine. #IamVincent
By 2007, Green was unemployed, homeless and addicted to crack cocaine. His wife moved back north. His children stopped talking to him. He wanted to die. In this startling narrative by Tony Abraham, we can really understand what it means to say #IamVincent. It also...
Pope Francis Celebrates the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul with the Vincentian Family
Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., Superior General, participated in the Eucharist Pope Francis celebrated in the chapel at the House of Santa Marta, Vatican, on the Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul, September 27, 2016. On the homily of Pope Francis for that day, L'Osservatore...
How Much Can We Learn from Vincent to Make a Difference Today?
Last January J. Patrick Murphy, CM presented me with a pre-publication copy of a little book he had just completed － "Mr. Vincent" － which you can download here. He wrote "My purpose here is to show in a few pages how much Vincent accomplished and how much we can...
Three Takes on Being a Mystic: #3
Yesterday we examined the second of "three takes" on the idea of Vincent as a "mystic of charity." Now it's time to look at the third. Don't have the letter at hand? Click here for lots of versions, or click the image that follows for the recently published...
Evangelized By Those Who Are Poor
What is revealed to me through the lives of those living in poverty? Do I allow those who are poor to evangelize me? In this presentation we examine the saving power of those who live in poverty-– how our encounters with them and the example of their lives can evangelize us.
Three Takes on Being a Mystic: #2
Yesterday we examined the first of "three takes" on the idea of Vincent as a "mystic of charity." Today we'll look at the second. Don't have the letter at hand? Click here for lots of versions, or click the image that follows for the recently published multi-language...
Welcome to the World of “Both/And”: A Word for Leaders #IamVincent
Many have said that being Catholic means to adopt a position of "both/and": grace and nature, present and future, corporal and spiritual. It shouldn't be news to Vincentians. Often, the organizational demands placed upon leaders -- and that includes Vincentian leaders...
Three Takes on Being a Mystic: #1
In his letter to the Vincentian Family for St. Vincent's Feast, successor to St. Vincent Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., invited three Vincentians to explore three different views -- three takes -- on the idea of Vincent as a "mystic of charity." Fr. Mavrič and .famvin have...
