Reflections
A Vincentian View: A Covenant
During the past month, I have celebrated three weddings… In preparation for the celebrations, one word kept emerging for me from the texts—“covenant.”
How Have You Changed?
The question “How have you changed” is more complicated than you might realize! Before you answer, listen to this story.
God-with-us in Our Joys and Our Griefs
Jesus, God-with-us, is the first of the brothers and sisters who rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those...
Patient and Lowly as Jesus and Farmers
Jesus is meek and lowly of heart. He wants us to catch his meekness and lowliness. Needless to say, the meek and lowly are patient, too, and they put their trust in God. Jesus is a good and patient Teacher. And “teacher” is the title he receives more than any...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent XIII
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Before dinner, make the examination of conscience… on the resolutions you took at meditation…”
Untold Stories: The Cross, the Medal and the Rosary
Every day people come with new and untold stories to the doorway of the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal at 140 rue du Bac.
The Pope Video • The Beauty of Marriage
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: The Beauty of Marriage.
Writing Straight With Crooked Lines
Vincent and Louise were at best an improbable couple. We are blessed to know the outcomes of the 35-year intersection of these two lives.
Everyday Legal Issues Homeless People Face
Every day, throughout the day, the homeless have to worry about the law. Being without a home is not in itself illegal, but the routines and behavior that go with it often are.
The Body and Blood of Christ (Exodus 24:3-8; Mk 14:22-26)
There are actions that in their very enactment communicate more depth and meaning than the words that surround them.
Do We Understand “Body of Christ”?
Do we understand “Body of Christ”? If we do would it challenge our way of thinking and the systems we live with?
Sisters and Brothers All by Blood
Jesus is the only Son who is in the bosom of the Father. Through him, we are children by adoption, and so we cry, “Father,” which then means we are sisters and brothers. Jesus says that his mother, sisters and brothers are those who do God’s will (Mk 3, 35). It...