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Reflections
St. Blaise, Mother Seton, and Meeting Jesus in Our Physical Ailments
Mother Seton was no stranger to illness and suffering within her family. By her example and through St. Blaise’s intercession, we can place our family’s health in the Lord’s hands, confident that He will bind up our wounds.
Jesus Flips the Religious and Cultural Script
In the sermon on the mount, Jesus flips the script to show how different his mission was from what ordinary people expected.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Vincent – I Pray That…
For what do we pray?
Being a Missionary, Always with Charity
Being charitable and being a missionary are, in reality, fundamental conditions so that the partners can be proclaimed Vincentians.
Life goes on: Losing Janet, finding strength in community
It was November of 2007 when I first met Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Janet Gildea. I needed a place to stay near El Paso, Texas, while researching for my senior thesis. Two different people suggested I contact Janet, and she responded right away with, "We'd be...
Act according to God’s time, not your own, advises St. Vincent de Paul
St. Vincent tells us to wait for Providence, not to tread upon its heels.
Who Shaped… and is Shaping the Church Today?
Every time some idea was proposed at Vatican II which appeared new, I said to myself “Saint Vincent taught us that!” Sr. Guillemin, DC on her experience as an official “auditor” at Vatican II
White Privilege Engages Racism
The pervasive presence and practice of racism in our society agitates my Vincentian heart.
A Vincentian View: A Man Had Two Sons
Listen carefully (again) to the first line of the parable: “A man had two sons.” Until the account of both sons receives a hearing, the telling cannot be completed or properly understood.
Facing a Medical Emergency Alone
Have you ever had a medical emergency after hours?
Serve God Alone and Not Money
Jesus shows us the way to serve God absolutely and not money ever. Do we Christians, and Vincentians besides, really learn from him? Jesus does not love money. He is not all like those who sneer at him on hearing him say, “You cannot serve both God and wealth.”...
