Reflections
Vincentian Advent Reflections 2023 – Week 3
The Lord Jesus will speak to us through contact with those we serve.
Did Jesus Contradict Himself?
The editors of Commonweal caught my attention! The editorial titled “Advent in a Time of War” pointed to a contradiction I had never thought of.
Active Waiting (Mark 1:1-8)
The Advent message? Not only to welcome the Lord’s arrival, but also to take the kinds of steps which ease His birthing among us.
Memorial Day After Mass Shootings
My feelings have been all over the lot after two mass shootings. The more I learn, the more intense my feelings.
Gifts of Christ Who Has Gone up to Heaven
Jesus Christ goes up to heaven and gives gifts to men and women. He wants them to grow up fully and be wholly human as he. We ask our Father in heaven many things. And the good things we ask for are summed up in his gift of the Holy Spirit (Lk 11, 13). Hence, this...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXXV
One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.
Where is human dignity, I ask?
On Monday, May 9, 2022, Maya Davis, a graduating nursing student, gave the following sermon in our last Religion 399 African American Faith and Social Justice class. I asked Maya if I could share her words with the world. Let the words of her mouth and the meditations of her heart be acceptable, Oh Lord.
Are Christians “Woke”… Or “Waking Up”?
Today we increasingly hear about being “woke.” In this Vincentian Mindwalk I will try to move beyond any narrow political meanings.
When Reality Hits “home”!
Mark Horvath has been trying to bring home the reality of homelessness for real people who are homeless.
International Migration Review Forum
The first International Migration Review Forum is taking place now, at the United Nations in New York.
A Vincentian View: All Are Welcome
In the middle of the Acts of the Apostles (c. 15), we find one of the first issues of exclusion in the young Christian community.
Wait for Jesus Christ to Come Back
Jesus, who came to the world from the Father, now leaves the world to go back to the Father. True Christians cannot but wait for him to come back and take them with him. In Mt 28,16-20, Jesus gives to the eleven apostles the task to make disciples of all nations. He...