Reflections
A Vincentian View: Reconciliation and Renewal
When I celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation with people, my emphasis does not solely embrace God’s forgiveness of our sins of the past, but promotes God’s grace to live a better future.
I Never Knew I Missed the Point!
Have you ever been in a conversation where someone missed your point? I certainly have. Also, more times than I care to admit, I have been the one who missed the point.
Go around Towns and Villages as God Wants
Jesus has come so he may go around towns and villages and preach by words and by works, and as the Father shows him in...
God’s Record as a Recruiter
The Jerusalem headhunters would not have been very interested in Jesus’ leadership team. They preferred the way rabbis were picked from among the most promising in their schools.
Approach Jesus Christ with All Our Being
Jesus is the Son through whom God has spoken to us humans in these last days. We Christians are to approach and hear him, and be what he says. God wanted the Israelites to prepare for his coming down to Mount Sinai to give them the law. He told them, through Moses,...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 13
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
The Ecstasy of the Saints: Mother Seton and Saint Vincent of Saragossa
When faced with suffering, St. Vincent of Saragossa and Mother Seton responded by letting themselves be loved. They gave everything over to the One who loves us, who wants us unconditionally.
Saying Goodbye To My “Big Sister”
We are all on a journey and our journeys have a pattern and overlap more than we realize. We are all on a journey to a “final frontier.”
A Vincentian View: Ordinary Time
Our liturgical year has again arrived at its longest season. After the preparation of Advent draws us into the joyful celebration of Christmas, we move to “ordinary time” until Lent leads us into the Easter Season and Pentecost.
Dreamers – Martin Luther King and Many Others
My parents were dreamers. Their dreams kept them going.
Preach the Good News to the Poor
Jesus is the one the Lord God has anointed with the Holy Spirit and has sent to preach the Good News to the poor. In Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. And the sacred writers and wise holy men and women bring them to light for us to see. We...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 12
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.