Jesus takes the form a slave and becomes like us. We who seek to follow him are to become lowly slaves in the same...
Reflections
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 28
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Empathy or Sympathy
During a recent meeting of our Confraternity, (the Confraternity of Vincentians on the Frontier/Diaspora), we shared some information about the latest social events in Guatemala and our involvement in them as Vincentians.
Criminalizing Christ: The Nationwide Targeting of Homeless
Jesus says any time there is a hungry, thirsty or ostracized person, that person is Christ himself. And if we don’t share our food, our water, or our welcome, then we are rejecting the Incarnation of God in this world.
A Vincentian View: Wednesdays
Suppose that you served on the committee that debated the choice of the week to honor St. Joseph. What day would you pick?
How Can You See … But Not See?
The quick answer is… find a pair of rose-colored glasses.
Loaves and Fish of the Poor for the Poor
Jesus is the answer in full that the Father gives to our prayers. And we poor people ask him to give us this day our daily loaves of bread. Jesus draws many people due to the signs he has performed for the sick. But he seems to draw more people after going up on the...
Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? III
Vincent’s inner experience of the divine… what was its texture, shape, and direction?
Migration Pandemic
Well as you all know the pandemic has giving us what I call a “migrating experience.” Some of us have had to move from our workspaces to home spaces and create a job atmosphere.
Slow Seeing? Slow Eating? Slow…?
“Slow seeing.” I had heard about “slow walking,” “slow eating,” “slow cooking,” etc. So probably I should not have been surprised.
Gracious Acts (2 Corinthians, 8:7-15)
A two-word phrase Paul inserts in his letter to the Corinthians is so brief as to go almost unnoticed, but it opens onto a truth at the heart of the Gospel.
Vincent Outgrew “Zip Code” Politics!
Vincent grew beyond his original ministry zip code!
