Reflections
Advent from a Vincentian Perspective, Part 3: The Call to Service: Active Charity during Advent
Advent is a season of waiting and anticipation, a time of preparation for the coming of Christ. Yet, this waiting is not passive— it invites us to active participation in the unfolding of God’s love in the world.
Who Knows?
There is a story about an old Chinese farmer who lived in ancient times. He was the envy of his rather small village because unlike most of the other farmers, he possessed a horse.
A Canadian View: A Change in Seasons for All
This may also be a good time for us all to reflect on the way our Indigenous sisters and brothers welcome the changing seasons and embrace what has been given to them to act as good stewards for our land, water and animals.
Do You Know Many Saints?
You probably know more saints than you think!
Gospel Steadiness (Luke 24)
Anyone who regularly prays the rosary knows the experience of repetition. In the course of fingering the beads through five decades, you’ll have recited the same prayer, the Hail Mary, over 50 times.
Halloween, and What Christians Celebrate
Christians don’t celebrate death on Halloween… We celebrate Life on the feast of All Saints and remember all the good people who have passed on to live with Jesus.
Last Time Driving a Car
In my mid-eighties, I knew the day would come when I would no longer drive. A couple years ago it actually came!
Greatest Love for the Neighbor
Jesus, who brings in the kingdom of God, loves us to the end, to the point of giving up his body and shedding his blood. Such greatest love makes for the kingdom being fully set up. Jesus is in Jerusalem. He teaches and answers questions from the wise and learned. ...
Firewood for the Soul: The Smallest of Seeds
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Ozanam’s Last Wills • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
I commit my soul to Jesus Christ, my Saviour, frightened at my sins, but trusting in His infinite mercy. I die in the Holy, Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman Church. I have known the difficulties of belief of the present age, but my whole life has convinced me that there is...
“Hands for prayer”: The Prayer of the Poor Rises Up to God
The prayer of the poor is a cry that rises up to God, inviting the Church to join in, recognize the dignity of the poor, and, through Vincentian spirituality, respond to their physical and spiritual needs.
Could Jesus Be In the Details?
Jesus in the details! Did you do a double take?“ Isn’t it “the devil is in the details!”