God doesn’t want a casual relationship. He wants us to turn to him in everything we do. As St. Elizabeth Ann Seton says: “He wants us to lift our hearts to him. Always.”
Reflections
Speaking to God Through Scripture with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton found in Sacred Scripture a path to God. Her life embodied what the Second Vatican Council called the “force and power in the word of God” that becomes the “support and energy of the Church.”
The Shining Gaze (Ps 4:7a; Lk 24:36-80)
A favorite verse, Psalm 4, reads: “Lord, let your face shine upon us.” It summons up a very warm and private kind of experience that each of us in our own way can recognize.
Go and See the Child Lying in the Manger
Jesus is little and poor. We are to go and see and live his being little and poor, so that we may be clean and free of pride and greed that spell ruin. As the shepherds get the good news about the Savior’s birth, great fear takes hold of them. For a great and...
Three Virtues to Give Ourselves to God • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"One thing you may find very helpful is to call to mind the virtues of your Sisters who have died, which were very great; and I have no doubt that there are several saints among them. You’ll find in them the marks of the true spirit of the Daughter of Charity. Try to...
Advent Reflections 2023 (Video)
Prepare for the coming of Christ with this video from Vincentian Family Ireland.
Vincentian Advent Reflections 2023 – Week 4
Let us reflect on God’s Word so that it challenges us, as Family, to be a prophetic voice to the poor.
Lessons Learned From a “Street Priest!”
Some words stay with you for a lifetime! Sometimes front and center. Other times, they sit just beneath the surface… like a quiet motor doing its job unnoticed.
A Vincentian View: A Cry in the Silence
Of all the songs associated with the Christmas season, is there any more widely known or sung than “Silent Night”?
Why Am I a Vincentian Priest?
I see… and read… many posts asking “Why I Am (Not) a Catholic.” I also hear of former Vocation Directors saying that this time must be a tough time for Vocation Directors.
Favors, Blessings, Graces from God
Jesus, the one anointed with the Holy Spirit and sent by the Father, brings the Good News to the poor. He proclaims the era of favors from heaven. The angel Gabriel comes to Mary. As he greets her, he does not say the name of the virgin betrothed to Joseph. Rather,...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 35
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
