This summer Kenya warmly welcomed 27 excited but nervous, volunteers from Ireland.
Reflections
Firewood for the Soul: On the Peripheries
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
People are Generous • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
Representatives of the people, Do not plead want of money. If the ordinary resources should come to fail you, if there...
Catch the Good News of Jesus Christ
The one who has risen is the same Jesus of Nazareth that the disciples have known, loved and followed on the roads of Galilee. To be his witness means to see to it that other folks catch the Good News. Those who make up a group can easily catch each other’s fears or...
Firewood for the Soul: Communication
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Surrounded by Angels
Her story is so remarkable, much like those of many of our members. Their hearts are big, full of faith, and always full of hope.
Weaving God’s Plan • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
We, all of us, are like the weavers of the Gobelins, who, following out the pattern of an unknown artist, endeavor to match the threads of diverse colors on the wrong side of the loom, and do not see the result of their labor. It is only when the work is complete that...
How Mary Experienced Her Son’s Resurrection
“How was your Easter?” How many times have you said that recently? Usually, it leads to a lively conversation about family gatherings, etc.
John 3:16 – Read It!
If you’ve watched any sports events over the last decades, you’ve seen banners held high, calling attention to a famous passage in John’s Gospel.
Easter People in a Good Friday/Holy Saturday World?
Some 60 years ago, I remember being struck by a question still relevant today. A great theologian, Johannes Hoffinger, asked: “if we are Easter People, why do we so often look like people in need of an aspirin?”
Through the Darkness to Easter Light with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
The example of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton shows us how to yield our lives to Christ, the Crucified One, that we might live.
Contemplation: Seeking His Will Together – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org “Life,” the old saying goes, “is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” There is a deeper truth captured in this witticism, one that St. Vincent often repeated. It is not that we should make no plans and...
