Reflections
Mutual Correctives (Psalm 85)
A helpful distinction I once heard — that between contradictions and correlations.
Who are your Friends?
“Tell me your friends, and I will tell you who you are.” These words are but echoes of words spoken over 400 years before Christ.
What Should We Do to Attain Joy and Peace?
Jesus makes known to us his joy and his peace. Hence, it is enough for us to go to him to get an answer to the...
USA Presidential Election and Catholic Social Teaching
When I offered to write this article for VinFam, I did not expect the results we witnessed on November fifth.
A Vincentian View: A Sacred Heart
Pope Francis’ most recent encyclical (Dilexit nos, “He Loved us,” October 2024) finds a welcome place in our Vincentian reflections.
House-lessness vs Home-lessness?
I knew I needed to explore the distinction between houselessness and homelessness.
Accuse Those Who Are Not of the Truth
Jesus witnesses to the truth that sets us free. Those who are of the truth are forgiven of every sin they can accuse themselves of. The Jews, who consider Jesus an enemy, bring him to the praetorium. But they do not go in, so that they may stay clean to eat the...
Firewood for the Soul: Legacy
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Vincentian Eyes (Luke 12)
An often-cited quote from Dale Carnegie: “Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud, the other saw stars.”
What Jesus Saw In the Temple
Jesus is doing what he always does in the gospels. What catches his eye and draws his heart are those in most need: those who need forgiveness. Jesus sees the widow.
Defeat Is Triumph; To Die Is to Live
Jesus empties himself and humbly obeys, to the shameful death on the cross. So, God lifts him up, fills him with glory. Through him, with him and in him, defeat is triumph.
Firewood for the Soul: A Friendly Face
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.