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Formation
Firewood for the Soul: Meals of thanks
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
A Vincentian Minute: What Why How 04
Fr. Rooney speaks about the things we do, and why and how we do it. This week: surfacing gifts.
“How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time” Reflection on Vincentian Virtues
To the question “how do you eat an elephant?” a wise man answered “one bite at a time.”
Being Evangelized By The Poor
The phrase “the poor evangelize us” is an experience common to all who have encountered the poor.
Mindwalking Keeps Surprising Me
For me, ”mindwalking” is always a surprise!I never know where the surprise is hiding. I rarely end up where I thought I was going.
Doctrine of Discovery and Its Implications!
As a member of the Vincentian Family Social Justice Advocates group, I am grateful that we have taken the time to delve more deeply into racism, white privilege, the legacy of Native American Boarding Schools in USA and Canada, and at our April meeting, the Doctrine of Discovery.
Creativity, a Vincentian Challenge
One evening in the early 1970s, Michael Pachovas and a few friends wheeled themselves to a curb in Berkeley, Calif., poured cement into the form of a crude ramp, and rolled off into the night.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Beloved Daughter and Woman of the Trinity
Through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we can rest in the community of love that is the Triune God.
A Vincentian View: Pentecost Season
We call the several weeks that follow the celebration of Christmas, the “Christmas Season.” Similarly, many weeks follow the solemnity of Easter, and we refer to this stretch as the “Easter Season.”
I Asked the Wrong Question About the Trinity
I never liked preaching on the Trinity. Few priests would place it at the top of their list of topics they like to preach about.
Table to Which Jesus Invites us
Jesus gives us his flesh to eat and his blood to drink. To sit down at his table means to be one with him and with others. Jesus tells the Jews, that is to say, the Jewish religious authorities, that the bread he will give is his flesh. This gives rise to a quarrel...
