Reflections
Advent Letter 2021 by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
Rome, Advent 2021 THE SICK AND THE ELDERLY STRONG BUILDERS OF A BRIGHT AND HOPE-FILLED FUTURE Dear members of the...
Outskirts of Large Cities and Towns
Jesus has become poor so that we may be rich by his poverty. He chooses but the poor on the outskirts to witness to...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History IX
St. Vincent wrote: “what a beautiful sight are the poor if we consider them in God…”
Badgering God
Badgering God (Mt 15: 21-28) Recently I came across an interesting take on this incident of the Canaanite woman not letting Jesus up in an argument. I read their interchange as “badgering God for the future.” From many indications it’s clear that in their time, both...
Looking Through the Eyes of Another…Fresh Eyes
The connection between empathy and our efforts at fostering and enabling systemic change.
Creative and Wise Search for the Kingdom
Jesus teaches us the creative and wise search first of the kingdom of God and his righteousness. Undoubtedly, the children of this world look for the power and glory of all the kingdoms of the world very shrewdly and in a creative way. To verify this, one only needs...
Serving the Inmates, #IamVincent
In July, a group of 12 young people participated in the yearly labor camp organized by the Prison Ministry Chaplaincy in Martutene Prison (San Sebastian, Spain), in collaboration with Spanish Penitentiary Institution. The young people reflected on the experience:...
Doubts – God’s Infinite Goodness
Doubts – God's Infinite Goodness – Living in Christ – Healing gift/Bread of Life Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast, Repost from April 2013 Doubts Do you ever have them? It is truly characteristic for us to question everything. We receive information instantly on...
Let the Children Come to Me
Brian spent much of his summer coaching soccer in the Denver metro area. Native of Denver, he is a Notre Dame Alum and wearer of many hats. He is introspective, intentional and thoughtful through and through. To date, he is the first alum to write his reflection at...
Ever Written Something You Have Regretted?
Even Vincent regretted things he had written! Much ink has been spilled over whether Vincent was really captured by pirates as a young man. There was a period in his life that we know little about… and St. Vincent adamantly did not wish anyone to know about it. At...
The Family that Prays Together…
SVDP CEO, Dave Barringer, reflects on how the familiar saying "the family that prays together..." applies to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He writes in his weekly column on the eve of the feast of Blessed Frederic... It's true; the family that prays together...
More on Reconciliation with Frédéric Ozanam
Last week I introduced you to a song about Reconciliation. This week, as we celebrate Frédéric Ozanam, I invite you to enjoy the reflections of Luis Fernando Figari in his article, "Frederic Ozanam: Apostle of Charity and Reconciliation." Written in 1997, yet still...