Reflections
New Wineskins
In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I share thoughts about the wineskins or frameworks of our thinking about God.
A Vincentian View: Inspiration
We pray for the inspiration of the Holy Spirit as we pray and live the Gospel.
What Wise People are in your Life?
A truly wise person helps you to see, and helps you step back to get perspective.
Five Faces of Justin De Jacobis
If I had to pick a single Daughter of Charity to present to the sisters as a model, I would pick Rosalie Rendu. If I had to pick a single missionary to present to the confreres, I would pick Justin de Jacobis.
Drinking At The Fountain of God’s Word (Isaiah 55: 10-11)
With this hot weather scorching many parts of the globe, it’s not hard to appreciate the metaphor the prophet Isaiah offers as a picture of how it is between ourselves and God — more specifically, between ourselves and the Word of God.
Has Pope Francis “Made a Mess?”
Almost ten years ago to the day, Pope Francis told young people his hopes for World Youth Day. The sound bite people remember… “make a mess.”
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.”