Reflections

A Vincentian View: A Triduum with Mary

The place of Mary sometimes surfaces in my reflections on the holy days of the Easter Triduum. 

Does God Love Us “For Better Or Worse?”

Does “for better or for worse” mean anything in the age of “prenuptial agreements?”

Send Jesus, Send the Disciples

Jesus is God’s Sent One to announce the Good News to the poor.  And the Sent One, in turn, does not hesitate to send his disciples. Jesus tells his disciples that for him to send them is to give them a share in his own mission.  For he says to them, “As the Father has...

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 23

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.

Person of Jesus More than Proposition

Person of Jesus More than Proposition

Jesus takes away our diseases and bears our illnesses (Mt 8, 17; Is 53, 4).  Hence, for the disciple, to live a life of faith is to be the mercy of the Teacher in person. Jairus falls at Jesus’ feet and pleads that he goes with him.  For his little daughter is dying...