What is courage, exactly, and in what sense did our holiest Vincentians pray for God to grant it to them?
Contemplation: Heroic Virtue
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Reflections
Hinder the Plans That God Has For Us
Jesus calls all the little folks, weary and burdened, to give them rest. Their load comes from the wise who seek to hinder them.
Would We Listen If Cathedrals Could Speak?
Westminster Abbey began as a Benedictine monastery in 960 AD. The Abbey is rich in history and could tell many stories.
A Vincentian View: What Must Be Done?
Each year, St. John’s University celebrates Founder’s Week. From September 20-27, the days point the University towards St. Vincent and our charism, and they conclude with the great Solemnity on the 27th.
Are You a Genius?
Who are the great geniuses of history? There are certainly many who shaped the daily lives of people of their time … and well beyond.
Contemplation: A Spirit of Poverty
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org “All those who have experience of public charity,” wrote Bl. Frédéric in 1848, “know that the poor are never better helped than by the poor.” [To Good People, L’ere Nouvelle, 1848] Those who have suffered deprivation and...
Haughty That Are on the Way to Gehenna
Jesus is meek and lowly of heart. Hence, he wants us to be meek and lowly of heart also, and not at all haughty. John and the other disciples way well be as jealous for Jesus’ sake as Joshua was for Moses’. Or they may be so haughty. Haughty enough to think that...
Eyes and a Heart Directed toward the Poor
Jesus makes clear what it means to have eyes and a heart for those who are poor. Those who follow him are to have eyes and a heart for them also.
Do You Remember Many Sermons?
Most visitors to Vincentian Mindwalk have heard anywhere from hundreds to literally thousands of sermons. Opps, I mean homilies!
