A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Reflections
“Beauty” is in God • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"What can compare to the beauty of God, who is the source of all the beauty and perfection of creatures? Is it not...
“Insiders” With Closed Minds; “Outsiders” Who Were Open
I don’t think I can ever again read Luke’s account of Jesus’ rejection in his hometown (4:21-30) without thinking of Pope Francis’ homily.
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 14
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
The Vincentian Family: A Fruitful and Flourishing Tree
The Vincentian Family could be compared with a lush and youthful tree laden with fruit and adorned with flowers.
The Virtue of Holy Indifference
In Christian spiritual tradition, the state of perfect acceptance of the will of God by an entire resignation is called as the virtue of holy indifference. It is not a virtue among many other virtues, but it is a state of virtuous life. There is a famous philosophical...
Merciful Commitment • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"So then, if there are any among us who think they’re in the Mission to evangelize poor people but not to alleviate their sufferings, to take care of their spiritual needs but not their temporal ones, I reply that we have to help them and have them assisted in every...
Are We a “Listening” Community?
I suspect we have all heard stories about or even lived with someone who was “hard of hearing.”
For Future Generations!
The Maastricht Principles on the Human Rights of Future Generations were adopted in early 2023 and supported by almost sixty leading experts in legal and human rights from different parts of the world.
A Vincentian View: Sower, Seed, and Soil
When I have the honor to preach to a Vincentian group, I sometimes take the opportunity to see if we have a record of Vincent speaking on the Scripture for that day.
Be Honest! Do We Prefer To Serve the “Good Poor”
Who do we prefer to serve? The “good” poor? When I am honest with myself, I realize I prefer to serve. someone whose poverty I understand.
Rush to Condemn and to Exclude
Lowly, meek and patient, Jesus bears with the weak and annoying. We learn from him to bear with one another and not rush to judge.
