Reflections
AUSCP Annual Meeting 2024
The Association of U.S. Catholic Priests had its annual gathering June 24-27 in Lexington, Kentucky.
A Vincentian View: Who Do You Say That I Am
Jesus gathers his disciples and asks them an important question “Who do people say that I am?”
United With or Against Our Enemies?
On 9/11 we immediately think of the pain and suffering, the injustice of the attacks. This leads to a defensive stance united against our enemies.
Contemplation: Whose Coat Is It Anyway?
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Catholic Social Doctrine teaches us the principle of the universal destination of goods, under which we recognize that all things come from God, and are meant for all of His beloved. Nowhere should the demands of this...
Proclaim that Jesus Is the Christ
Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ, the Anointed. And we proclaim this, of course, one with Peter and all the Church. Peter gets to proclaim that Jesus is the Christ. And the latter tells his disciples right away to speak about it to no one. He then teaches them that...
Life Without Limit: Blessed Frederic Ozanam and Mother Seton
Elizabeth Ann Seton and Frederic Ozanam grounded their lives in the true freedom of Christ, who took what appeared on the outside to be lives of tragic brevity, and brought forth from them great works of charity that continue to flourish today.
Firewood for the Soul: Blessed Frederic Ozanam
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
No One Succors the Poor Better than the Poor Themselves • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
Citizens of every condition, You, to whom the rigor of the times has taken away you the superfluous, you, who lack what is necessary, can do more than others, because of the evils you know. All who have the experience of public charity know that no one succours the...
Courtrooms or Banquet Halls?
If I asked you, I suspect most, without having any further details, would say they would rather be in a banquet setting than a court of law.
All Creation, Praise God (Mt 6:26-30)
In many different instances, Jesus shows awareness of a world wider than the human one.
To the English-speaking Churches On Earth
Paul, called to be an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, to the Church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy.
Contemplation: From Darkness Into Light
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org It is from St. John of the Cross that we get the phrase “dark night of the soul,” which we use to describe a crisis of faith in which we are plagued by doubts about God, our souls, and our church. It is through such dark...