Reflections

The Pope Video • The Beauty of Marriage

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: The Beauty of Marriage.

Writing Straight With Crooked Lines

Vincent and Louise were at best an improbable couple. We are blessed to know the outcomes of the 35-year intersection of these two lives.

Everyday Legal Issues Homeless People Face

Every day, throughout the day, the homeless have to worry about the law. Being without a home is not in itself illegal, but the routines and behavior that go with it often are.

The Body and Blood of Christ (Exodus 24:3-8;  Mk 14:22-26)

There are actions that in their very enactment communicate more depth and meaning than the words that surround them.

A Canadian View: Homelessness, Part Two

A Canadian View: Homelessness, Part Two

(Read Part One by clicking here.) Homelessness is an issue that is certainly aligned with the fundamental principles of Catholic Social Teaching. When we talk about principles such as Human Dignity, Association, Participation, Solidarity and the Preferential...

A Vincentian View: “Your Paul”

A Vincentian View: “Your Paul”

Vincentian View: “Your Paul” At different times, many of us have probably considered the difference between: (a) reading a story and then seeing the movie; and (b) seeing the movie and then reading the story.  I am sure that I saw the Sherlock Holmes movies before I...

Arms Outstretched, Brow Sweating Blood

Arms Outstretched, Brow Sweating Blood

Jesus loves us with the strength of his arms and the sweat of his brow.  He dies for us so that we may no longer live for ourselves but for him and others. Loving us to the end, Jesus lays down his life for us.  That is how we come to know love.  It is not a matter of...

Embracing the Discomfort

Embracing the Discomfort

For so long, I had this unsettling feeling of urgency to seek the things I used to avoid for fear of feeling uncomfortable. On top of my responsibilities of a full-time student and employee, I had an extracurricular workload that kept me regularly occupied. And yet, I...

Why Step Across?

Why Step Across?

Why Step Across? (Leviticus 13; Mark 1) A concept that shows up in the history of religions is the one of boundaries, the borders between what is permissible and what is forbidden. These lines in the sand separating the holy from the sinful figure prominently all...

Arms Outstretched, Brow Sweating Blood

Everyone, No Matter One’s Nationality

Lifted up from the earth, Jesus draws everyone to himself.  He wants us to die with him on the cross, so that we may have eternal life. One can safely say that everyone looks for self-fulfillment.  We may not be able to define it or specify the right means of...

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