I was implicitly taught to regard that as a distraction from focusing on the Body of Christ I just received. Suddenly, with insight, I became grateful for this “distraction”! What changed?
Reflections
Bottom Land (Mt 5:21)
We all know the phrase, “getting to the bottom of it.” It means digging down beneath the outside appearances to the inner core of something
Heard any Shocking Statements?
Heard any really “shocking statements” in the last 24 hours?
How What I Dreaded Became a Source of Life
St. Vincent placed great importance on what he called “Repetition of Prayer.”
Vincentian Advent Reflections 2023 – Week 2
We are called to be compassionate to all.
A Canadian View: Hope Can Overcome Hopelessness
As we enter another Christmas time with lots of hopes and prayers it may be a good time to reflect on this world, we are living in which at times seems like a hopeless situation for many.
A Vincentian View: Back to the Beginning
Are you ready for the beginning of a new liturgical year?
Is Advent “Missing In Action?”
During this Advent season, may I suggest a modest approach to recovering the sense of our radical Advent hope.
Go out of the Old World of Old Men
Jesus sees fit to go out of the bosom of the Father to announce the Good News to the poor and to bring in the new heavens and the new earth. It seems that John, like Jeremiah, has the Lord’s word in his heart as a fire one cannot put out. It makes the son of...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 33
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
A Time to Withdraw to the Wilderness
I remember what a priest once shared, during the season of Advent, on how his mother prepared her children for the celebration of Christmas. This mother, though she was an illiterate and simple woman, had a very unique way of preparing her children for Christmas. On...
Simple, Not Hidden • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"Another thing that recommends simplicity to us in a wonderful way are those words of Our Lord: 'I confess to you, Father, because you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to little ones.' I acknowledge this, Father, and thank You...
