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Do you recall the season of Advent as a child? I do recall those four weeks with much fondness. Multiple images return year upon year to my mind’s eye. I do not have a memory of the Advent wreath in our home, but other friends of my era do recall that practice.
For those living the Vincentian vocation, the joy of Christmas is intimately connected with the joy of serving the poor and needy— echoing the biblical teaching, “God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7).
Fr. Robert Maloney, CM reflects on peace as a theme of Advent.
Our lives have become pressure cookers. We can’t take it anymore!
Some react with more violence. Others curl up in a fetal position trying to protect themselves.
As Vincentians, we have each answered a profound call—a vocation that goes beyond mere service or charity.
As Christians, we can pray with and for our Jewish brothers and sisters on these holy days. We can learn from their time of devotion and reflection.
I see some Covid connections with another, more benign virus – the Vincentian Virus. COVID19 is both similar to and very different from the Vincentian Virus.
Charity, Blessed Frédéric explained, “is a fire that dies without being fed, and good works are the food of charity.”
Jesus, God’s wise and sharp word, is worth more than gold and silver. He judges what the heart thinks of and what it wants to do. He also serves to warn the wealthy and self-satisfied of the risks they run. A man who seems to be in dire need of an answer kneels down...
Many of us wear glasses. Others may need glasses to read. But that’s not the seeing I am asking about. I am asking how many of us see beyond the facts in front of us.
The term social justice can mean different to different people. It can also leave us confused on exactly what it is or is not.
In John’s gospel, to shed light on the meaning of his upcoming death, Jesus employs the image of a grain of wheat.
