Labor Day, the beginning of the academic year, and the liturgical calendar (September 8) merge in drawing Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam to my mind at the beginning of September.
Reflections
Remember Where You Were on 9/11?
I don’t think I will ever forget the morning of 9/11/2001. The phone rang. A close friend could barely say “Turn on television… the World Trade Center…” She could not finish the sentence!
Reach by Grace the Unreachable Star
Jesus is not of the world. Nor are his true disciples. They get to reach what we who are humans find hard to reach....
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History VII
“…the Kingdom of God is near and that Kingdom is for [the poor].”
New video in the Seton Shrine’s Seeker to Saint series: “The Cost of Conversion”
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s decision to enter the Catholic faith was heroic and extraordinary.
Our Unfinished Business – All Saints and All Souls
In recent years I have reflected on that wonderful phrase of Pope Francis – “the saints next door.”
God Hears the Cry of the Poor
As a member of the Social Justice Representatives of North America, I find myself grateful over and over again for the global view of the Vincentian Family.
A Vincentian View: The Guardian
I like the term “guardian.” It has an association with St. Joseph. Frequently he receives the title “Guardian of the Lord” and “Guardian of the Holy Family.”
Learning to See What Jesus Sees?
That day, as Jesus sat in the temple precincts, what impressed him? What caught his eye?
Clouds by Day, and Fire by Night
Jesus, our Shepherd, leads us along the right path. He spreads clouds as cover and fire to light up the night. He wants us to hope, not to fear. Today’s gospel speaks about signs in the sun, the moon and the stars. They show that the Son of Man will come soon in...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History VI
Vincent would try to lift the poor out of their corporal and spiritual poverty and to make the rich put themselves at the service of the poor.
The Pope Video • People Who Suffer From Depression
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: People Who Suffer From Depression.
