I must admit. During most of my 80-plus years I took it for granted that Christians served in the military. I was awed by the supreme sacrifice made. I still am!
Reflections
There’s No Place I’d Rather Be
Fr. Milton Ryan, C.M., has served as Pastor at Holy Trinity Parish in Dallas since 2018 and notes with almost a sense of wonder that his faith journey and his path to the priesthood started in that very place more than 40 years ago.
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.”
Covid in Advent
Maybe the Advent message this year calls us to see beyond how COVID19 affects us, reminding us that others are suffering much more than we…
Lessons learned during a Pandemic, #24: Celebrate faith and hope with the poor
This year 2020, twelve years after I composed that song, I have discovered a new meaning of what it means, for a member of the Congregation, to celebrate the feast of Saint Vincent.
A Vincentian View: A Season of Yes
We can recognize the effort and success that people of good will exert to move us beyond the moment and onto the right track.
Each Approach Is Necessary
An image each Vincentian should consider! It is a simple image of people imperiled by a river flooding out of control. Read on to learn how a Franciscan uses that image to explore various approaches to saving people.
Disappointment Due to Our Biases
Jesus is the Christ. To know him so makes us acknowledge that we are not worthy of him and spares us, too, of all disappointment. Those who come from Jerusalem do not receive John’s baptism; they are there to grill him and judge him. The priests and the Levites...
Praying With Art
I just discovered this rich resource for all of us visual learners who follow “Praying Our Heritage”
Venezuela MISEVI in Mission
A group of 5 MISEVI missionaries embarked on their adventure with the slogan GO WITHOUT FEAR TO SERVE.
Laudato Si: Everything is Connected
“We need a conversion which includes everyone since the environmental challenge we are undergoing and its human roots, concern and affect us all.”
Prepared To Serve The Poor
Reflection by a student and Girl Scout from Sacred Heart College (Quezon Province, Philippines) on serving a community in need.
