In my active years of helping families, I often heard two seemingly contradictory thoughts about parents in “real families.”
Formation
Lenten Conferences of Fr. Lacordaire No. 23
Lenten Series of reflections taken from the Conferences of the Rev. Lacordaire.
Contemplation: A Friend of a Friend – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Have you ever had a friend with very different interests than your own?...
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 his Father, which ended in his death, resurrection and ascension to his father. On this Journey, he invited many to follow him and he taught them the...
A Vincentian Minute: Habits 03
Fr. Rooney’s summer series on Vincentian “habits” of spirituality talks about the habit of reflection.
From Matthew 25 to St. Vincent • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"These five virtues should be like the faculties of the soul of the entire Congregation. Just as the soul knows by the intellect, determines by the will, and remembers by the memory, so a Missioner should act only by means of these virtues." (CCD XII, conference 211)....
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: The Virgin of the Miraculous Medal and Our Lady of Lourdes
The Virgin appeared to Sister Catherine Laboure three times; the first time in 1830. Almost no one knew who the seer was until the death of Sister Catherine: only her confessor knew, who was collecting testimony. The Miraculous Medal was originally called the "Medal...
Marian Spirituality and the Vincentian Charism
With the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary approaching, please enjoy this presentation based on the articles Marian Spirituality and the Vincentian Charism by Corpus Delgado, C.M., and The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Spiritual Experience of Saint...
Zooming our way into a digital world?
In the American literary classic, Rip Van Winkle fell asleep in the Catskill Mountains and woke up 20 years later, having missed the American Revolution.
From Deep Within (Romans 8:26-7)
There’s a way of looking at our religion as a series of truths to be acknowledged and then followed out.
Praying the Our Father With New Ears
Many years ago, I had the privilege of visiting the Vatican Museum of Modern Art with an accomplished artist. I thought I knew it well.
Win With the Victorious Over the World
Jesus has overcome the world. That is why those who put their faith and trust in him cannot but win in the face of trials, woes, doubts.
