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A Vincentian View: Our Revealing God

Our faith contains three foundational truths that are beyond human understanding.  A first is the Incarnation, a second is the Eucharist, and a third is the Trinity. 

The Eucharist: to Live on Earth as in Heaven

Jesus gives us his flesh to eat and his blood to drink.  For he wants us to live on earth as in heaven.  That is, sharing in the Eucharist commits us to live as he. We are told that the Eucharist shows that love is inventive to infinity (SV.EN XI:131-132).  For such love drives Jesus to be present […]

Pentecost: The Blessings, Gifts, and Guidance of the Holy Spirit

We celebrated the Feast Day of Pentecost last Sunday. We marked the birth of our Church, the Holy Spirit coming down on all of us.

When We Pray (John 17:1-11)

When we gather to pray, we join countless believers through the centuries who have also turned to God.

Unite the Divided and Scattered

Christ gives us all access to the Father in the Holy Spirit.  He announces peace to us whom sin has driven apart and scattered.  For he seeks to unite us so that we may be one body.  We must love if we are to be united with God and with each other.  For only love can unite us all fully. […]

Reflecting on Restorative Justice with St. Raymond Students

On Saturday, February 7, 2026, four senior students from St. Raymond’s Academy for Girls, a school Sisters of Charity of New York taught for since 1960, gathered with me at Rosary Hall on the University of Mount Saint Vincent campus for a Criminal Justice Day workshop.

A Vincentian View: Prayer is a Hunger

Sometimes the title of a book just sticks in your head—even if you do not remember the exact contents of the book.  For me, one of those texts was called “Prayer is a Hunger.”

Leave What Is of the World to Seek What Is of the Spirit

Jesus is anointed with the Holy Spirit and sent by the Father.  In turn, he sends his disciples.  He asks them to leave what is of the world and seek what is of the Spirit. There is the belief that Pentecost reverses what happened in Babel.  Yet this is not wholly true, and hence, we should leave […]

Just as I have Loved You

A Reflection on the Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord.

Walking Into My Life

“If he walked into my life today.” It’s a lyric from the musical, “Mame.” The singer is expressing regrets for missing her chance to be friends with some other person who steps into her life.

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