Reflections
More Than (Matthew 20:1-16)
There’s an ancient (1964!) song entitled “More Than”– More than the greatest love the world has known/ this is the love I give to you alone.”
Putting Newest Cardinals in Their Place
In speaking to the newest group of Cardinals, Pope Francis reminds them … and us… of an often-ignored passage from the Acts of the Apostles.
Dare the Wise and Learned to Be Truthful
Jesus is the sign of contradiction. He brings to light what we harbor in our hearts. He cannot but dare us to be...
Traditions, Customs, and Habits
Jesus makes all things new. Hence, he questions traditions and customs, most of all, those that veil his true face. Jesus and his disciples are at a wedding. There too is his mother. And the wedding, no doubt, follows the traditions and customs of the Jews. But as...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XV
While the rich have many persons to serve them, the poor have no servants but the Daughters of Charity.
Famvin Ireland Video Blog: Epiphany and New Year Reflection
Fr. Paschal Scallon, Provincial of the Irish Province of the Vincentians, gives a short video reflection on the Epiphany and New Year.
The Company of Charity and the Laudato Si Action Platform
We gathered to share how the Charity charism could be a resource for us as we engage in Pope Francis’s seven-year journey to integral integrity expressed in the LSAP.
The Pope Video • Religious Discrimination and Persecution
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Religious Discrimination and Persecution.
When Your Whole World Changes
We use the word “apocalyptic” to describe such catastrophic events. But that is not what the word apocalypse meant in biblical terms. Then it meant to reveal something new.
A Canadian View: Welcome to 2022
2022 has arrived! and 2021 is now history.
A Vincentian View: Journeying Together – To Bethlehem
In an earlier post, I noted how the Holy Father’s summons to “synodality” attracts me. His call to “journey together” reminds me of how often I travel alone and according to my own devices. Who should be my companions on the way and what provisions should I bring? ...
Pope Francis – A Different Approach To Peace?
Is Pope Francis taking a different approach in his message for the 2022 World Day for Peace?