As with all literature, there are many words in the Scriptures that need interpretation, that second look to get at their more underlying meaning.
Reflections
How Does House-lessness Differ From Home-lessness?
I wondered what “wandering art gallery eyes” might mean; I often find intriguing insights in the French Catholic periodical La Croix.
Outcasts Who Enter the Kingdom Before Us
Jesus does not turn down the outcasts that come to him, but welcomes them. He promises to give them God’s kingdom. We...
Mercy That We Find Hard to Understand
Jesus Christ is the incarnation and personification of divine mercy (DM 2). Dwelling among us, he hopes that God’s mercy will rub on us human beings. Sinners draw near to listen to Jesus. He welcomes them, and he even eats with them, which bothers the Pharisees and...
New Series – Praying With Pictures at the Back of Our Minds
The images in our minds can haunt or inspire us to prayer. This new weekly series hopes to be the inspiration for brief, spontaeous moments of prayer.
The Vincentian Conference: a community of Faith, Hope and Charity
Being part of a Vincentian Conference is a magnificent gift from God. In it we can practice our beautiful Catholic faith, make sincere friends, meet new people, help those who need it and improve our spiritual life.
My Vincentian Visa Is Up To Date – Is Yours?
When we meet, we can’t help it – we talk “Vincentian.” We value and recall our roots. We are very much Vincent’s children living and acting in mission on the “signs of the times.”
The Pope Video • Protecting the Oceans
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Protecting the Oceans.
New Cardinal in the Mold of St. Vincent de Paul
A new Cardinal in the mold of St. Vincent de Paul Imagine a parish that has 100,000 people in 53 distinct communities... and 3000 trained ministers! St. Michael Archangel Parish is not an imaginary parish. It has a membership of 100,000 people in 53 distinct...
A Vincentian View: A Focus on Labor
I find a very Vincentian spirit in Labor Day. From the beginning, Louise and Vincent were serious about being hard workers themselves and promoting the ability to work among the poor whom they served.
Vincentian Influence on Catholic Social Teaching
Did you know how Vincentian Family members who set the stage and later advised Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 landmark statement of catholic social teaching “Rerum Novarum” (New Things)?
Learning Well from Our Master and Teacher
Jesus Christ is our one Teacher. Those who do not stop learning from him, following him on the way of the cross, are truly his disciples. Great crowds travel with Jesus. But quality matters to him more than quantity. He wants disciples who do not only go with him but...
