Reflections

THE Question (Mt 16: 13-19)

There are questions and there are QUESTIONS. How about the life-altering one Jesus puts to Peter in Matthew’s gospel?

Contemplation: Catching a Glimpse

True acts of compassion often have less to do with material aid and more with making others feel seen, loved, and not alone in their struggles. In visiting those in need, we offer more than assistance—we offer presence, friendship, and a reminder of God’s love that can uplift their spirits long after we’ve gone.

Close to the Blessed according to Jesus

Jesus, the Word made flesh, dwells in our midst.  Through him, God, whom we do not see, draws close to us and makes himself known.  There seems to be hope for the man the robbers have left on the road to die.  For, by chance, a priest goes down that road.  Yet he does...

The Scandal of Excess: Luxury, Indifference, and the Forgotten Poor

A growing divide between wealth and suffering mirrors past eras of decadence that ended in collapse, revealing a moral and spiritual crisis. Grounded in the Gospel and Vincentian tradition, the call is to stand with the poor, confront injustice, and resist systems that glorify excess while ignoring human dignity.

Brim with Jesus’ Justice and Love

Handling joys and griefs

Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), November 15, 2015 – Dan 12, 1-3; Heb 10, 11-14. 18; Mk 13, 24-32 He took his seat at the right hand of God (Heb 10, 12) Jesus is our hope. In difficult, painful and failed times, we are tempted to despair even of humanity’s...

Partners with God – The Trinity is Life

Partners with God – The Trinity is Life

Partners with God – Jesus on our Team – Guiding Light of the Holy Spirit - The Trinity is Life Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Tuesday November 10, 2015 Dear Vincentian Family:  Have a great week.  Open your eyes to see the goodness around you.  Look at others with...

The Way – Christian Code

The Way – Christian Code

Fr. Tom McKenna offers a reflection entitled A Christian Code: The Way                   (Mk 10: 46-52; Jeremiah 31:7-9) In one place or other, most all of us have come across the phrase “code word.” It means some word or phrase that at first seems unimportant, but if...

How do we define ourselves

How do we define ourselves

Fr. Tom McKenna  reflects on The Rich Young Man   (Mk. 10:17-22) and how we define ourselves in an essay “I …, Therefore I Am” “I …, Therefore I Am” In a philosophy class, a teacher asked, “What is your cogito?” I thought he meant some bone or other body part -- but...

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