Reflections

When Did We See You…

The article and photo are by Sister Susan Smolinsky, a Sister of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax. She serves as a county jail chaplain in New York.

Lenten Video Series, Day 7: Sacré-Cœur

Sister Cora Caeli, S.V. introduces us to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Storing Up (Luke 6:42-45)

In a Lukan parable, Jesus uses the image of “storing,” accumulating and building up a certain quality inside one’s heart. 

Our “Real Families”

I often heard two seemingly contradictory thoughts about parents in “real families.”

Neighbor Even to Our Hateful Enemies

Neighbor Even to Our Hateful Enemies

Jesus, more than anybody else, is neighbor to us.  Dealing mercifully with those in need, we get to do as he does. A legal scholar tests Jesus, and Jesus turns the tables on him and tests him.  The scholar, however, passes the test.  But not wanting perhaps to come...

Neighbor Even to Our Hateful Enemies

Marks of Jesus in Those He Is Sending

Jesus tells us to go on our way.  He sends us like lambs among wolves, proclaiming that the kingdom of God is at hand and bearing his marks. Mission marks the followers of Jesus.  He sends the Twelve (Lk 9, 1-6), but also seventy-two others.  So, Jesus...

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