Do we look people in the eye? We certainly look some people in the eye… especially when we are in a loving relationship with them.
Reflections
A Vincentian View: Saints and Souls
Each of the days that introduce the month of November—All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day—brings a different word to my mind.
Changing Our Clocks, Fast-forwards and Do-overs
Changing Clocks! It is a semi-annual ritual in many parts of the world. I suspect most of us sleep through it.
Video: Mary’s Birthday
On September 8, we celebrate the Blessed Mother’s birthday.
Prioritizing (Lk 14: 25-9)
There are hardly any words in all the gospels more blunt than the stark ones Jesus proclaims in Luke’s 14th chapter.
How Many of Us Have Reimagined Labor Day?
I am willing to bet that most of us think of Labor Day as marking the last hurrah of summer or a day of supposed “fantastic sales.”
Bother Those of Strict Observance
Jesus shows us God who is rich in mercy. He welcomes sinners and eats with them. This does bother not a few folks. Maybe the Pharisees and the scribes think Jesus likes to bother them since they are the guardians of the law. For he stands up to them when they tell...
Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 14
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
Slovakian Missionaries Visit the New MISEVI Indigenous Mission in Soloy, Panama
Over the course of two weeks in August, three lay missionaries and a Vincentian priest from Slovakia visited us at the Soloy mission in Panama.
Can You Believe What the Pope Said About Old Age?
Six months ago, Pope Francis began a 16-part reflection on old age by asking the Holy Spirit to help us understand and appreciate the great contribution that the elderly can make to a just and fraternal society.
A Vincentian View: Embracing the Truth
This past weekend contained the “moving-in” days at St. John’s.
Are You Looking Up… or Around You?
A late 19th-century artist, James Tissot, graphically posed a question for us today. In his depiction of the Ascension, he asks, “Why do you stand looking up into heaven? (Act 1:11)
