There’s a scene in chapter 6 of Mark’s gospel which has special appeal to anyone who has ever been caught up in an over-busy, fast paced life.
Reflections
Sisters Challenging Me To Think More!
No matter what era or even whether we went to a Catholic school, I suspect the teachers we remember most favorably were the ones who taught us to think.
Seekers of the Food that Lasts Forever
Jesus is the bread and drink of life. The seekers who go to him and believe in him will have their fill; they will...
Servant leadership – Vincent and Louise
Sr. Maggie Reynolds, a Daughter of Charity in Australia, offers this review of the concept of Servant Leadership and how Vincent and Louise exemplified it. She reads their lives through the lens of Robert Greenleaf's three foundational questions for servant leaders to...
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...
Vincentian leadership 2015 – Inclusive decision-making
One of the key legacies of Vincent de Paul, is “personalism,” or respect for the person. What strategies did Vincent de Paul have for inclusive communication and decision-making? How do Wisdom and Vincentian personalism help support the mission and viability all...
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...
60 Seconds with Sister Brenda Fritz
60 Seconds with Sister Brenda Fritz Music is a powerful thing. Sister Brenda Fritz, D.C., shares how she uses it in her ministry as a Daughter of Charity. https://youtu.be/sBWYbtQ3Nms Catch more 60 Seconds with Sister videos from Daughters of Charity throughout the...
Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass
Father Pat Griffin reflects on Kristallnacht as he continues his series Considering Consecrated Life. I must confess that I read this closely since it occurred just some six months after I was born. As a minister at St. John’s University, I have been invited to...
October Bulletin of Vincentian Marian Youth
In the October Bulletin of Vincentian Marian Youth the President writes... The lifestyle that is embraced by the members of the VMY implies a sense of commitment that goes beyond simply “belonging”. Here we refer to “being”, that is, being a reflection of Christ and...
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...
Collaboration from a Eucharistic perspective
In this year of Vincentian Family Collaboration, we rarely reflect on collaboration from a Eucharistic perspective. The following reflection on what collaboration is and is not takes it a step further by rooting collaboration in our understanding of Eucharist. Over a...
