A 2015 Harvard study found that access to reliable transportation is the biggest factor in determining whether someone will escape poverty and avoid homelessness.
Reflections
Prayer Visuals (I Kings: 19; Matthew: 14)
The Scriptures are filled with striking visuals for our lives of faith, and in particular for our lives of prayer. One...
Memories Keep Relationships Alive
In this Vincentian Mindwalk I invite you to explore some of the ways our memories help us understand Jesus asking us to “do this in memory of me.”
Seton Shrine Debuts “Seeker to Saint” Video Series
The Seeker to Saint series, produced by The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, is part of a year-long commemoration of the 200th anniversary of her passing into heave
A Perfect Storm
I have only recently become conscious of the “perfect storm” faced by the early Christian community at the time Mark collected the stories of Jesus and made use of them to ultimately give hope in a disastrous situation.
How Big is Your Tent?
“You Catholics have one big tent that contains everyone.” That thought has been very reassuring to me over the years. Particularly when entertaining Catholic views that are different than mine.
Public Transportation – Nuisance or Necessity
People who are not homeless have a variety of experiences with public transportation. How do you think homeless people view public transportation?
The Growing (Mk 4:26-34)
When Mark speaks to this endangered flock, it’s no surprise that he includes a pair of Jesus’ hope-filled parables, lessons on how things grow.
Imagine! Frederic Ozanam Addresses Congress
After viewing the presentation of Sr. Claire Sweeney, DC on Frederick Ozanam and Social Justice, I fantasized what he might say if he, like Pope Francis, were invited to address a joint session of Congress.
Trials We Have to Go through to Be New
Jesus dies for us so that we may live for him and in him. To live so means to go through trials and thus get to be a new creation. Jesus has been teaching the crowds with parables. One lesson is about trust in God who carries out fully what starts out, even if...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent XIV
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Make good use of the free time you have after caring for the sick. Never be idle…”
Imagine Saying This Today!
What is most important to you – your nation, culture, class, race, gender — or first and foremost being in God and a new and international community of God’s people?
