The perfect picture we took during a family vacation showed more than we expected. The big-as-life billboard we did not notice ruined an otherwise perfect photo. Once back home there was little we could do to edit out what didn’t fit.
Reflections
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 10
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
A Missionary’s Voice: Do More…
I hope most of us have watched or heard about the 1948 Oscar Award winning Film, “Monsieur Vincent” directed by...
Voter Education – Is Encouraging Active Citizenship a Vincentian Mission?
I am advocating voter education to encourage people to consider what is best for them and society as a whole.
The Pope Video • Respect for the Planet’s resources
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Respect for the Planet’s Resources.
Seeing Potential and Fostering It In Young People
It has been written of Frederic Ozanam: “While innovators wore themselves out with theories for changing the world, these young men set about climbing up to the floors where the misery of the poor hid.”
A Canadian View: Systemic Racism
We in Canada must also face reality that we must come to terms with the issue of racism.
A Hometown Success Story
“More than 95% of those who cycle through [Project HOME]… have never again returned to life on the streets— a success rate that has made the program a model for dozens of other U.S. cities.”
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #11: A Vincentian PQRST
A Vincentian PQRST will involve: Pandemic, Questions, Reality, Salt, Transform.
Sacramental Speaking and Listening (Ezekiel, 33; Matthew, 18)
A question often on the lips of a believer: where and how is God present in my life?
How Blend Systemic Change and a “Culture of Encounter”?
How do offer I friendship, provide holistic service, and serve as advocates for those who are poor?
Seventy Times Seven: to Live Is to Forgive
Jesus fulfills the law and the prophets. That is why he corrects Peter and says that we have to forgive seventy times seven. We say, “Three strikes and you are out,” though we hear, too, “One is enough, two is too much.” So, seven is not a mean thing. If it seems...
