This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Amélie Ozanam, Blessed Frédéric’s widow, had a brief invocation, or...
Reflections
Majesty that Jesus Brings forth
Jesus has gone up to heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Majesty on high as Lord. He wants us to be as fully...
An Extraordinary Assembly
Some words that come to mind to describe our experience of the assembly: enlivening, challenging, engaging, hospitable, surprising, interesting, fulfilling, energizing, necessary, healing, messy, faithful, providential, joyful, prayerful, synodal.
I Thought My Mom Knew Everything
As a little boy, I thought my Mom knew everything!With eyes in the back of her head, she would always catch me when I was doing something wrong!
Emmanuel, That Is to Say, God-with-Us
Jesus, the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end, is Emmanuel, God-with-us. He is with us always, until the end. The first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew proclaims that Jesus is Emmanuel, God-with-us. And the last chapter narrates...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 4
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Life Founded on Evangelical Maxims
In the Gospel of St. Matthew, Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount by saying, “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like wise individuals who built their house on rock…And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on...
Faith in the Redeemer
As we are about to conclude the great season of Easter with the feast of Ascension and Pentecost, it is good to remind ourselves the meaning and the significance of salvific events we celebrated in this liturgical season.
The Pope Video • For Ecclesial Movements and Groups
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Ecclesial Movements and Groups.
Was Jesus an “Either/Or” …or… a “Both/And” Thinker?
Last weekend Catholics read the same Gospel passage in church Friday and Sunday. Both times I had the same reaction. I never got past the first line. “Do not let your hearts be troubled?”
As policies are reviewed who is overlooked in the data?
It seems like a lifetime ago when we were in the throes of the pandemic. We wore masks and went about attempting to sanitize the world against a virus we knew very little about.
A Vincentian View: Good Friends
We celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Louise de Marillac on May 9th. This feast invites us to think of Louise, her gifts, and her ministry. Sometimes, I get caught up in a sidebar reflection.
