Reflections
Easter People in a Good Friday/Holy Saturday World?
Some 60 years ago, I remember being struck by a question still relevant today. A great theologian, Johannes Hoffinger, asked: “if we are Easter People, why do we so often look like people in need of an aspirin?”
Through the Darkness to Easter Light with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
The example of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton shows us how to yield our lives to Christ, the Crucified One, that we might live.
Contemplation: Seeking His Will Together – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org “Life,” the old saying goes, “is what happens to us while we are making...
Prepare the Way of the Lord Jesus
Jesus is the King who comes to rule the earth with justice. We all have to repent and prepare for his coming. To prepare the way of the Lord, this is what all of John the Baptist’s being and doing is about. To prepare means, first of all, to preach repentance, to...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 5
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
Going to Mary with Mother Seton and St. Catherine Labouré
The Miraculous Medal is a bestseller at religious goods stores worldwide, and has been for more than a century.
Systemic Change Commission Advent Reflection, Vincentian Spirituality
In preparation for Christmas the Systemic Change Commission invites you to a weekly offering of Advent Reflections. Vincentian Spirituality.
I’m Glad God Didn’t Listen to Some Naysayers
It is a variation of an ancient story. Humans were making a mess. They forgot that they were all sisters and brothers. They each were looking out for themselves and their immediate “blood family.”
A Vincentian View: Thanks for Saving Us
In the Gospel of the day, we hear the crucified Christ ridiculed at the end of his life. Listen to the way in which each group mocks Jesus.
“Home for the Holidays”
For many of my years, “Home for the Holidays” was in the back of most people’s minds come Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Sheltering: A meditation for the Vincentian Family
The works of mercy lie at the heart of our Family’s spirituality.
Fix our Gaze on our Lord Jesus
After putting up with the shameful cross, Jesus has been lifted up to the highest place. To fix our eyes on him means not to lose heart. A new year starts in the Church, but she asks us to fix our gaze on the end. It tells us, “Eyes on the prize.” It is the...