I must admit the above title caught my eye. I never considered Patrick as a Prophet for Social Justice. Wander down this path with Kevin Ahern. You may be surprised.
Reflections
A Vincentian View: Come to the Water
From a human point of view, water is inseparable from life.
What Can You Learn From History?
I don’t often think of it. But one of the courses that influenced my life was a history course.
Vincent de Paul and Frederic Ozanam: Great Communicators
Have you ever thought about the manner in which Vincent and Frederic would communicate if they were alive today?
Sisters Care for Home-based Patients and the Terminally Ill in Botswana
The hospice is owned by the diocese of Gaborone and is administered by two sisters from the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Srs. Vinaya Chalil and Sunila Erumangalathu.
Standing Up to Proclaim the Good News!
The passage from Luke is a challenge to ask myself how much evidence is there that I am working toward the completion of the mission I have committed myself to.
Spirit Prompts (John 1: 29-34)
The Spirit of God is always moving through creation and through human hearts. But there are things we can do which make us more receptive to those movements.
Under-utilized Ways of Being God’s Story-tellers
How conscious are we of being both God’s story and God’s storytellers… and of the many ways we can tell God’s story to a world desparetly in need of Good News?
Meeting between Jesus and His People
Jesus is the fullness of revelation. Meeting him, we meet God. We also meet ourselves, for he lays bare the thoughts of our hearts. But we must welcome him first. The presentation of Jesus in the temple means the meeting of God’s Anointed with his people. And his...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Extend Your Hand To Guide Me
Even when I think I see, extend your merciful hand to guide me along the right path.
Salvation for the Poor
If we are true imitators of Jesus Christ (“Christians”) then we have to act in the same way that Jesus acted: we must enthusiastically proclaim good news and freedom and joy to those men and women who are in need.
Diaries of a Vincentian: On top of the World
When leaving these hills, I knew that I must do more. That I must do better. Because I only held one little hand – but there are millions more reaching out.
