Have you ever wondered how effective our advocacy efforts are? I am not questioning our commitment, but rather the results we are achieving.
Reflections
Outbreaks of Glory (Isaiah 49:3)
Every once in a while when reading the Scriptures, something lights up, jumps out into the present time and place.
Magi School for Seekers – Open Enrollment
Anyone seeking health insurance or entrance into a school knows the term “open enrollment.” Triggered by a Pope Francis’ homily on the feast of the Epiphany,
Can You Look People In the Eye?
Pope Francis often uses the word, “encounter,” 32 times in “The Joy of the Gospel” and as an antidote to our “throwaway culture,” in which people who are seen as useless are cast aside.
A Canadian View: Let Our Youth Speak!
We always seem to want to talk about needing more youth in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
A Vincentian View: No Place Like A Home
Most of us know the blessing of a home; we must strive to make it a reality for others. This path leads to our eternal home.
Pray, Ask, Seek and Knock as Jesus
Jesus embodies what to pray, ask, seek, knock is. We Christians, then, strive to pray, ask, seek and knock as he teaches us. Mary Magdalene recognizes Jesus and calls him, “Teacher” because he first calls her, “Mary.” And because God loves us first, we love also. ...
Ozanam: Who Was This Holy Man?
It is always a great joy for me to speak about the dear brother Antoine Frederic Ozanam, one of the founders of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
Who Is a “Real” Christian?
I hear a lot of arguments about who is a “real” Christian or Catholic. Sometimes they sound suspiciously like the platforms of one or the other political party. They often remind me of Paul’s words. “Whenever someone says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong...
Climate Change: A Call to Collaborate With Our Young People
The “Vincentian Family of North America Social Justice Representatives Collaboration Climate Change Statement” written several years ago invites us to respond to the crisis of global climate change as one of the central ethical issues of our time.
Stretching the Jar (2 Cor 4:7)
The jar made of the stuff of this earth symbolizes the nitty gritty processes of everyday life — the how of getting things done, the down and dirty steps needed to distribute the treasure.
Sometimes We Forget the Obvious
If we are asked we would all recognize the importance of prayer in everything we do… especially in our efforts toward systemic change.
