My personal relationship with my grandparents is complicated. I never knew either my father’s or mother’s parents.
Reflections
Contemplation: The Bashful Poor
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Effective Conferences, our manual explains, are “reachable.” [Manual, 26]...
Fill Up All Those Who Are Hungry
Jesus, like his Father, is attentive to our needs. He does not fail to fill up those of us who hunger for what we...
On the Edge of a Heart Attack • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"The souls of poor persons have the image of God imprinted upon them, and therefore we're bound to honor the Blessed Trinity in them." Vincent de Paul (CCD:VII:conference 10). Reflection: A simple sentence but...what a sentence! A lucid...
An 8-year-old Jesus Figure
We all know the story of a young Jesus who amazed the learned rabbis in the temple.
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton: A Windswept Life Bearing Seeds for the Future
When we consider Mother Seton’s legacy, we can see how her faith in God grounded her life of service, and that heaven itself is seeded with her prayers for the help of others.
A Vincentian View: “Becoming a Mother”
This Christmastime has had a special character for me. Watching each of my nieces with her child has been an education.
Homage to the King of the Jews and of All Nations
Jesus is the Prince of peace and sovereignty rests on his shoulders. We get to him, so we may do him homage, by the way of the Magi. Magi from the east turn up in Jerusalem. They seek the newborn king of the Jews, so as to do him homage. Herod hears this, and he is...
Pope Francis – Mothers Keep Things Together!
“The scandal of the manger” – A New Year’s “mindwalk” using the words of Pope Francis.
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 37
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Called to Holiness: New Wine, New Wineskins
MISEVI International is hosting an Extraordinary Assembly in Bogota, Colombia, April 10-13, 2024. Our theme, Called to Holiness: New Wine, New Wineskins, reflects not only the future of MISEVI, but also our rootedness in the Gospel.
Firewood for the Soul: Mirror Image
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
