As we are about to conclude the great season of Easter with the feast of Ascension and Pentecost, it is good to remind ourselves the meaning and the significance of salvific events we celebrated in this liturgical season.
Reflections
The Pope Video • For Ecclesial Movements and Groups
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Ecclesial Movements and Groups.
Was Jesus an “Either/Or” …or… a “Both/And” Thinker?
Last weekend Catholics read the same Gospel passage in church Friday and Sunday. Both times I had the same reaction. I never got past the first line. “Do not let your hearts be troubled?”
Beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ
Jesus is the beginning and the end, and the source and the summit of the Good News. That is why we point to him by our words and deeds. Mark presents the beginning of the Good News. But right away he speaks of Isaiah and John. The last fulfills the prophecy about a...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Another Look At Dented Coins
Who are the dented coins in my life?
Encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti’: Summary and Commentary (Part 5)
Bro. René Stockman offers here a short summary of chapter 5 of the Encyclical Letter “Fratelli Tutti”, followed by a more personal reflection.
Les Miserables – Vincentian Influences and Reflections
Les Miserables strikes a chord in Vincentians when they hear… To love another person is to see the face of God. Victor Hugo admired Vincent de Paul. He based the character of the Bishop on Vincent de Paul.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, 22: United Despite the Distance that Separates Us
We have been very close as a family despite the distance between our homes.
A Vincentian View: Patrimony of the Poor
Two readings that regularly show up towards the end of the liturgical year capture my imagination.
Forgotten Truths About Mary the Mother of God
Viewing Mary not just in that one marvelous moment of the Annunciation but in the context of a lifetime of discipleship.
Watch, Stay Awake, for Jesus Is Coming
Jesus is coming, but we do not know when. So, we have to watch. It seems odd that we are to look to the end at the beginning of the liturgical year. For we are urged to watch and wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. He will come, yes, but we do not know...
Vincentian Prayer Images: God Speaking To Our Hearts
How often do we thank God for speaking to our hearts?
