Jesus gives us his flesh to eat and his blood to drink. To sit down at his table means to be one with him and with...
Reflections
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 7
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Grounded in Space
In 1969, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States commissioned a space flight during which Rusty Schweickart left the command module to actually walk in space.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #4: Leadership is Important!
It’s good to take a step back and look at leadership during these times. How did our leaders respond?
A Vincentian View: Faithful to the End
Scholars tell us that fully one-third of the teaching of Jesus in the Gospels comes to us through parables.
Reign of God and His Justice First
Jesus teaches us how to pray. He wants us to ask first that the Father’s name be praised, his reign come and his will be done. Self-interest plays no part in Solomon’s prayer. He only asks for wisdom to reign. And the Lord does what he asks. So, Solomon knows what to...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Two-tiered Society
St. Vincent and Saint Louise were keenly aware of a two-tiered society in their day
I Know What the Poor Need and Want!
To be a missionary is to leave one’s proper world and one’s secure place in the world in order to enter the world of the other; it is to leave one’s place in order to enter the place of the poor and to accompany the poor with the gospel.
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.
