Reflections
What’s In a Name? Was Shakespeare Wrong?
Shakespeare wrote “What’s in a name? A rose is a rose by any other name.” What someone or something is called or labeled is arbitrary compared to their or its intrinsic qualities.
Deny Themselves, Bear Their Own Cross, Follow Christ
Jesus is all things to all. He leads those who live for others and deny themselves. For they do not seek their own...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 19
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Is Afghanistan A Place Far Away?
Did a question ever lead you to think more deeply? Frederic Ozanam did … and sought help to understand it at a deeper level.
The Word (Deut 4: 1-8; Jas 1:17-27)
I remember a heated conversation between a man who was promising something to a woman, and the woman to whom the promise was being made. It ended with her exasperated response, “Those are just words.”
Me-ism In Our World … and Church
Me-ism! A lens to understand our world, church… and the three year “synodal process” beginning October 2021.
Rumors, No; Intimate Knowledge, Yes
Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed. To know and confess him so is to go beyond rumors; it is to live and die like him. There are rumors that Jesus is John the Baptist who is back to life. Or is Elijah who is expected to come before the Day of the Lord...
Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? X
What is a disciple of Vincent called to be?
We Are One
Participation of the missionaries in the condition of the poor, so that we not only attend their evangelization, but that we ourselves are evangelized by them.
“Youth and Life” Home in Cuautla de Morelos (Mexico)
“Youth and Life” is a civil association founded in 2002 by Father Miguel Blázquez Avix, CM dedicated to protecting at risk children by providing them with a home.
The Pope Video • An Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyle
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: An Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyle.
Which Labor Day Are You Celebrating?
Is Labor Day the last hurrah of summer? The weekend to catch supposedly fantastic sales? A recognition of the dignity of work? It is all that and more!