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A Vincentian View: 250 Years and Hope
The celebration of our country’s 250th Anniversary has been recognized in many ways during these days and will continue to be recognized in the coming ones. An awareness of God’s blessings upon us cannot be exaggerated and must be acknowledged with gratitude and resolution.
Simple Folks of Lively Faith and Deep Peace
Jesus is meek and lowly of heart. That is why simple folks readily go to him and they feel at ease with him. Jesus has...
Meeting and Inviting (Ex 34: 4-9: Jn 3:16-18)
Someone once pointed out the marked difference between meeting and inviting; i.e. meeting another person as opposed to inviting that person.
The Dawning
We all know what it is like when something suddenly dawns on us. Just when we think we understand a situation, a new insight breaks through and opens up an unexpected perspective.
Calling Means Sending out as Well
Jesus, the proof in person that God loves us, has pity for those who are weak and left behind. To have such pity is the calling of those who are his. The calling of the members of the Congregation of the Mission asks them to go all over the world (SV.EN...
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...
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...
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.”