"To love God perfectly, to be swallowed up in the contemplation of His Divine Essence, His beauty, His goodness, His...
Reflections
The Pope Video • For the gift of diversity in the Church
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the gift of diversity in the Church
Your Favorite Image of God
Every family has favorites. Actually, there may be many favorites in a family depending on who you ask and their level of honesty.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 8
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
Systemic Change Commission Advent Reflection, Collaboration for Social Impact
In preparation for Christmas the Systemic Change Commission invites you to a weekly offering of Advent Reflections. Collaboration for Social Impact.
A Missionary Christmas Story for Advent Reflection
Reflection on this story from my past history as a missionary has helped me to grasp more fully the understanding of Advent as the great mystery which leads us to the celebration of the Incarnation of Christ at Christmas. By Fr. Gregory Gay, C.M.
Should You Rethink How You Think?
Sometimes it seems that everybody wants to change our way of thinking. That has probably always been true. But it certainly feels truer now in our polarized times.
How Do You “Encounter” a Person Who Is Homeless?
But you shouldn’t build up “talking to a homeless person” in your mind as something that’s vastly different from talking to any other kind of person.
Waiting for the Lord | Week Three
An Advent Journey with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | A Five-Part Series. Week Three: Waiting for the Lord.
God Up Close (Mt. 11:2-11)
Something with which most every believer can struggle is the felt nearness of God: how close up do I sense the Divine presence?
How do you handle conflict? An Examination of Conscience.
A simple fact of life. We don’t always agree… especially on things that are important to us.
Justify Those Who Are Not Wholly Just
Jesus is “God-with-us.” This name makes known that the one who alone is holy is with us who are not holy; he wants to justify us. The angel of Joseph’s dream seems to justify Mary, to show her not guilty, to say that she has been true to him. But there are those who...
