Reflections

St. Vincent teaches that serving the poor with love and humility, to the best of our ability, is more important than measurable outcomes, which are the typical standards of worldly success. Though our efforts may seem small or insufficient, they are meaningful when rooted in love, which never runs out and through which God acts.

This year’s observance of a “Jubilee of Hope,” our recent celebration of Pentecost, and last week’s memorial for St. Barnabas all tend in the same direction for me. 

I never liked preaching on the Trinity. Few priests would place it at the top of their list of topics they like to preach about. All that changed as I realized I was asking the wrong question about the Trinity.