Well as you all know the pandemic has giving us what I call a “migrating experience.” Some of us have had to move from our workspaces to home spaces and create a job atmosphere.
Formation
St. Vincent de Paul: One of the great saints of history (Part 2)
"The originality of his version of Christianity is [a] reason that makes Saint Vincent de Paul one of the great saints...
Vincent de Paul: Working between Word and World
How an interest is awakened is not always easy to discern, but certainly the artwork with the characteristic face of Vincent de Paul on an exterior wall in Paris near Gare du Nord contributed to my interest in this seventeenth century man.
Up close and personal
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), January 18, 2015 – 1 Sam 3, 3b-10. 19; 1 Cor 6, 13c-15a. 17-20; Jn 1, 35-42 Whoever is joined to the Lord becomes one Spirit with him (1 Cor 6, 17) Our Lord reveals himself to the clean of heart who show interest in him. He offers...
What is the Vincentian Way?
What is the Vincentian Way? Reflections from Mike Syslo, National Senior Director of Governance of the Vincent de Paul Society We often hear the expression, “That’s the way we do things as Vincentians.” Or the reverse is heard as well: “That’s not the way Vincentians...
Fr. Pat Griffin, CM – “Stories About Angels: Living in Faith”
Fr. Pat Griffin, CM – “Stories About Angels: Living in Faith”
What does it mean to be a “spiritual companion?”
What does it mean to be a “spiritual companion?”
Five Jesuses: The Four We Invent and the One We Meet
Five Jesuses: The Four We Invent and the One We Meet – The problem with all of these misunderstandings is that they make Jesus a means to an end
Random acts of kindness
Baptism of the Lord (B), January 11, 2015 – Is 42, 1-4. 6-7; Acts 10, 34-38; Mk 1, 7-11 He went about doing good (Acts 10, 38) We the baptized are authentic followers of Jesus if we, in imitation of him, are God’s humble and suffering servants. Jesus humbly undergoes...
New Year’s reading – Reviewing a Superior General’s hopes
New Year’s reading – Reviewing a Superior General’s hopes – To what extent were the these three snapshots prophetic? What are the constant themes valid for today? What remains to be done?
Tracy Kemme SC reflects on “Thin places”
Tracy Kemme SC reflects on “Thin places” – The Celtic saints spoke of “thin places.”
Take your pick
Epiphany of the Lord (B), January 4, 2015 – Is 60, 1-6; Eph 3, 2-3a. 5-6; Mt 2, 1-12 The Gentiles are coheirs (Eph 3, 6) Those who, like St. Elizabeth Seton, are open to others’ interests are guided to the light, while those who lock themselves up in their own...
