I don’t often think of it. But one of the courses that influenced my life was a history course.
Reflections
Open the Eyes of Those Who Cannot See
Jesus is the light of the world. That is why to open the eyes of the blind is part of the task that his Father has...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 20
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
Options in Abuse: Homelessness or Domestic Violence
Abuse victims. “Why does she stay?” It’s a simple question. The answer is not.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #3: The Importance of Friends
I pray and ask the Almighty Father to help so many homeless poor people and to help people who are living in inadequate housing conditions … to help all these people find friends who welcome them and strengthen them.
Facial Recognition (Ps 145; Matthew 11:28-30)
Among the many obstacles thrown up at us in this time of Covid virus is “facial confusion,” the difficulty in reading the mood and disposition of the person talking to me from behind the mask.
“Normal”? Can Mice Teach Us Something?
“Who moved my Cheese” is a parable that describes how people face change. It’s about 4 characters running around in a maze trying to locate their “cheese” or what is important to them.
Kindly Power that Gives Us Hope
Kindly is Jesus, slow to anger and full of mercy. He gives us the good hope for salvation, peace and security. Every cloud has a silver lining. So, it is not all bad that the devil brings evil into the world that God created good. But the kindly Son of Man does not...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Home visits à la Frederic
(We learn about those we serve)… “not from books nor from the public platform, but in climbing the stairs to the poor man’s garret, sitting by his bedside, feeling the same cold that pierces him.” Frederic Ozanam
A Call To Change (Part II)
Listen carefully … allow people to share their story … listen to people speak about their dreams and hopes … establish relationships with people.
COVID Hotel
The UK Vincentian Family is working to eradicate the poverty of homelessness – now and for all time.
Diaries of a Vincentian: The Voice of the Survivors
I had the chance to spend Easter with a Vincentian youth group in the community of Palmas del Río, in El Roble parish, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
