I think people would worry if someone accused them of “hearing voices.” But the truth of the matter is that during each week, any number of voices are directed at us.
Reflections
The Gift of Jesus’ Spirit
Have you ever been captivated by a master teacher? Some time ago I wrote of my experience with a master teacher.
Contemplation: With All Our Strength
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org As Vincentians, we understand this to be a calling, a vocation. Each of...
Supreme Value of the Kingdom of God
On top of being the scribe who is trained in the kingdom of heaven, Jesus embodies also the supreme value that this kingdom is. The teaching is clear that the kingdom of heaven is the supreme value. For there is this saying: “Seek first the kingdom of God and his...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 14
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
The Vincentian Family: A Fruitful and Flourishing Tree
The Vincentian Family could be compared with a lush and youthful tree laden with fruit and adorned with flowers.
The Virtue of Holy Indifference
In Christian spiritual tradition, the state of perfect acceptance of the will of God by an entire resignation is called as the virtue of holy indifference. It is not a virtue among many other virtues, but it is a state of virtuous life. There is a famous philosophical...
Merciful Commitment • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"So then, if there are any among us who think they’re in the Mission to evangelize poor people but not to alleviate their sufferings, to take care of their spiritual needs but not their temporal ones, I reply that we have to help them and have them assisted in every...
Are We a “Listening” Community?
I suspect we have all heard stories about or even lived with someone who was “hard of hearing.”
For Future Generations!
The Maastricht Principles on the Human Rights of Future Generations were adopted in early 2023 and supported by almost sixty leading experts in legal and human rights from different parts of the world.
A Vincentian View: Sower, Seed, and Soil
When I have the honor to preach to a Vincentian group, I sometimes take the opportunity to see if we have a record of Vincent speaking on the Scripture for that day.
Be Honest! Do We Prefer To Serve the “Good Poor”
Who do we prefer to serve? The “good” poor? When I am honest with myself, I realize I prefer to serve. someone whose poverty I understand.
