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Reflections
The Pope Video • For People Living on the Margins
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For People Living on the Margins.
How Did America Get So Mean?
Noted columnist David Brooks caught my attention! In a September 2023 reflection in the Atlantic Monthly (Subscription required), he wrote Over the past eight years or so, I’ve been obsessed with two questions. The first is: Why have Americans become so sad? … My second, related question is: Why have Americans become so mean?
Your choice! – “Bridge” or “soft incarceration”?
I have read about the need for shelters and rapid rehousing. But Robert Davis, writing for Invisible People, captured an insight in two metaphors – “Bridge” and “soft incarceration.”
Stumbling Along ‘The Way’ (Mark 10:35-45)
Most of us know the image backing the word “scandalize;” i.e., somebody tripping over a stone in the road.
The Rosary As Scrapbook of Mary’s Memories
You all know what a scrapbook is. It is not about throwing away scraps. It is about keeping memories alive.
Edge of the Road Leading to Jerusalem
Jesus is merciful. For he cares for those who call on him in their needs. He does not leave them at the edge of the road; he takes them with him. The one who has come to be a sacrifice for all cannot pass over those who are poor. Those, though, who take seats of...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History III
Evangelization cannot be limited to announcing the word but must be done through deeds.
Working for Access to Vaccinations
In India, SCNs Asrita Lugun and Gracy Thombrakudy have visited the labor office a number of times to request the office conduct a vaccination camp for the migrants of the district.
A Vincentian View: If today you hear his voice…
One of my favorite lines in the psalms rests within Psalm 95. The prayer starts with a wonderful summon to the people to praise.
Do we play the short game or the long game?
It is obvious that we are not living in the same church as we were some 50 years ago. How obvious depends on whether you are 60, 40, or 20,
Throne of Grace, Goodness and Mercy
Jesus endured the cross and now sits at the right of the throne of God. We will reign with him if we persevere with him in suffering and service. Even the disciples obsess about becoming great; they argue about who is the greatest. And to preempt all discussion and...
