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Reflections
The Pope Video • For a Eucharistic life
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For a Eucharistic Life.
Do These Images Speak To Polarization Today?
Two images, in particular, remind me of the limitations of what I see. They are helping me be more humble when I think of my conversations with those who do not view things the way I do.
A Vincentian View: The Christ of Vincent de Paul
The pleasure of reading Vincentian authors on the meaning of Christ for Vincent, of looking at Vincent’s own writings and preaching, and of studying the events of his life has tendered me a blessing
Voting As a Sacred Act: Prayer and Reflections
Together, let us join in prayer each day for peaceful and just elections using this prayer and reflection.
Happy and Glad Followers of Jesus
Jesus shows us by words and deeds what true happiness is. That is because he wants us to be happy and glad to the fullest. Jesus proclaims happy the wretched in the eyes of the world. That is to say, he breaks the mold: he announces a counterculture; he fosters...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Asking Vincent About Patience
I wish I could be more patient and kind! Is this something you would hear Vincent talk about?
A Canadian View: An Indigenous Vision for All – Crazy Horse
I’m sure many of us have heard of the great Sioux warrior, Crazy Horse who took part in the infamous Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876 where Gen. Custer was defeated and killed. I’d like to tell you more about Crazy Horse.
Novel But Realistic Approach To Homelessness
Imagine that! Asking people who had personal experience of what the problem was and what might be the solution.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, 17: To Journey and Overcome Obstacles
The pandemic has greatly changed our lives as a family. We have become separated because of medical reasons.
Lifting the Veil (Is. 25: 6-8; Phil 4:20; Mt 22:1-14)
One of the favorite images seen all through the Scriptures is the feast, the sumptuous banquet overflowing, as Isaiah pictures it, with “juicy, rich food and choice wines.”
The Forgotten Part of “What Must Be Done”
When St. Vincent asked “What must be done?” he looked beyond what was always done. Is there a better way of doing what we have always done?
