We used to celebrate Christmas for forty days, a period symbolizing conversion. Mother Seton’s own life-changing Christmas experience prompts us to ask ourselves—did we open our hearts to the Christ child this year? Or did we lock the door of the inn?
In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I am asking whether Christmas is the celebration of a moment in the past or something that takes place in your life every day?
As I sat with my wife on New Year’s Eve and watched the Big Apple drop in New York, it was, as always, great to see so much joy, love, reflection and hope for what this new year of 2023 may bring us.
Who you know matters. Who you help them to know can matter even more.
Former Eastern Province Provincial, Fr. Michael Carroll, CM, reflects on Homelessness in a series of reflections. "Churches answer the call to shelter the homeless "| U.S. Catholic magazine Let me share some of the good that I have heard folks are doing to serve the...
Have you ever thought of yourself as an evangelizer? There are different ways and styles of being an evangelist.
Jesus, giving his body up and pouring out his blood for us, shows us the love God has for us (1 Jn 3, 16; Rom 5, 8). So, we also ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. Benedict cannot believe it when his sister, Scholastica, asks him to stay with...
What would Vincent do in today’s world so filled with disparaging speech?
Ingratitude is one of the most painful feelings that an individual can experience.
There is a list of words and phrases that speaks to all of us in the Vincentian Family, and in very particular ways to us in MISEVI International.
A series of Vincentian events have created a perfect storm!
My time of wandering may last a little bit longer, but there will be enough for today.
