I never used to think about Lent until Ash Wednesday and the ritual of receiving ashes. My earliest recollection of Lent is that I wanted it to be over.
Reflections
Lies, Darkness and Polarizations
Jesus is the light of the world. To follow him means not to walk in the dark, in lies, but to have the light of life,...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXI
One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.
Out of Season
At the start of the Easter season this year I was inspired by a reading that emphasized celebrating the 50 days of Easter. Yet as the season has unfolded there has been much more dying and death in my life than resurrection. I find it nearly impossible to continue to...
Do you Hear the Word? – What is Your Goal?
Do you Hear the Word? – What is Your Goal? – Harmony & Peace – What is God’s Job? Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast: Re-post from July 22, 2014 Do you Hear the Word? Are you listening? God’s miracles and mighty deeds happen every minute of every day. Are we...
Vincentians of Wherever: Shelby’s Personal Mission Statement
"Living an authentic life focused on helping people and empowering others to be all they can be." I’m majoring in community psychology. This is a relatively new division of psychology which is focused on individuals and how they relate to and are affected by their...
Five Things Vincent Thought About Mercy
Paulino Sáez López, CM reflects on "The Value of Mercy according to Vincent de Paul.” Here are five points that struck me from his well-documented article. He writes from the perspective that in the time of Vincent "the words mercy, compassion, and charity have much...
Vincentians of Wherever • Shiny Distractions
Last summer and fall, we were fortunate to get several visits from my wife’s brother and his girlfriend. They would come through town often en route to various destinations around the country where they could visit national parks, climb, fly fish, and enjoy the...
Vincent’s Praying-Acting Cycle
Vincent’s Praying-Acting Cycle Years ago I heard Fr. Robert Maloney say something about St. Vincent de Paul I never forgot. “Hardly have I ever read somebody who could come down on one side of an issue and then 50 pages later say something the exact opposite.” And...
Patience like the Patience of a Farmer
Jesus is the patience of God. God is, undoubtedly, great and does wondrous deeds. Yet he is merciful at the same time. We need patience, those of us who are in a hurry. So, little wonder we love fast food. We do not like, besides, long lines of people at the bank...
Bloom Where You Are Planted – You Are the Bounty
Bloom Where You Are Planted – You Are the Bounty – Servant’s Rules – We Are Fam-ily! Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast: Re-post from July 15, 2014 Bloom Where You are Planted This is a phrase many of us use. My grandmother used this and many phrases often to solve any...
Am I a Person of Desire?
Finally we ask, are we persons of desire, swept up and swept away by the call God gives?
