Reflections
Listening to Sounds in the ER
I write this Vincentian Mindwalk fresh from an unplanned 24 hours in our local hospital.
Advance Notice (Lk. 10:1-2)
When breaking into any new territory, organizations send out what is known as an advance team.
Who Are the Wise People In Your Life?
Hopefully, you are blessed to have some wise people in your life!
Civic Virtues, Civil Dialogue and Vincentian Goals
If civic dialogue about the needs of the poor and marginalized is going to move forward, Virtues can point the way.
Send the Elevator Back Down
Is sending the elevator back down enough? Thoughts on accompaniment.
The Gift of Vulnerability: Everyone Has a Story
Everyone has a story that will break your heart. And, if you’re really paying attention, most people have a story that will bring you to your knees.
A Canadian View: The Guaranteed Basic Income
What is a guaranteed basic income? How does it work and how can it help those living in poverty? The concept of providing a guaranteed basic income to all who qualify is an idea that has been around for some time but is a topic that is currently enjoying a higher...
A Vincentian View: Be Radical
Elizabeth and Zechariah are willing to think “outside the box”, and give a new name to this extraordinary gift which comes into their midst.
Where’s the piccolo?
Systemic change does not just happen. It takes the collaboration of many people with different gifts. Each of us has a role in the chorus.
Repent and Believe in the Gospel
Jesus, though without sin, embodies what it means to repent. He calls us to preach repentance and become the visible and effective sign of what we preach. Jesus begins his public ministry, proclaiming: “The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the...
Parish Becomes Intercultural
4,800 miles. That's how far our Guatemalan parishioners traveled from their villages to get to Cincinnati. Each of those miles meant stepping further away from their families and homeland, and closer to an uncertain future in a strange country. And yet they kept...
Advocacy Connection: Standing in Support of DREAMers
At the National Assembly in Kansas City on September 9, 2017, the Ladies of Charity of the United States of America adopted a resolution to stand with DREAMers as they seek a permanent solution to their "lack of status" in the US. The young people we are...