A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Reflections
God Did Not Make the Poor • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
God did not make the poor. […] It is human liberty that makes the poor. […] We have put crushing taxes on salt, meat,...
“In serving persons who are poor, we serve Jesus Christ…” St. Vincent de Paul (presentation)
‘in serving persons who are poor, we serve Jesus Christ…. and that is as true as that we are here’. (CCD IX:199)
The Sacrificing Seed (John 12:24-26)
In John’s gospel, to shed light on the meaning of his upcoming death, Jesus employs the image of a grain of wheat.
A Movement Becoming Aware of Itself – Growing Up
Have you ever watched time-lapse photography of the amazing process of a flower blooming or a moth becoming a butterfly?
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.
Firewood for the Soul: Asking for Help
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
We Are All Responsible • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
All Catholic countries have placed charity in the law, but what has saved them is that they have not extinguished it in their hearts. The ordinances of the kings of France would never have relieved the provinces of the misery that followed the wars of Louis XIII if...
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.
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...
