I remember a heated conversation between a man who was promising something to a woman, and the woman to whom the promise was being made. It ended with her exasperated response, “Those are just words.”
Reflections
Me-ism In Our World … and Church
Me-ism! A lens to understand our world, church… and the three year “synodal process” beginning October 2021.
Rumors, No; Intimate Knowledge, Yes
Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed. To know and confess him so is to go beyond rumors; it is to live and...
A Vincentian View: The Transfiguration
A Vincentian View The Transfiguration “A Sense of Perspective” When one travels on a plane, one sees that there are different kinds of people. I can identify two groups: there are “window people” and there are “aisle people”—I do not think that there is any such...
Repentance: believing and living the Gospel
Our merciful Lord listens to sinners who cry out to him. He takes no pleasure in their death, but in their repentance, so that they may live and bear much fruit. Jesus makes it clear that we are all in need of repentance. He warns that if we do not repent, we will...
Always Be Ready
Always Be Ready – God is Merciful - Doors of Faith - Mystery of Love Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday February 23, 2016 Always Be Ready – Lent is a good time to remember to always be ready. Look inside and know what needs improving. Do a Lenten cleanup of...
A Vincentian Response to Laudato Si’
DePaul University's Newsline Publication offered the following video: Care for our Common Home - A Vincentian Response to Laudato Si'. Insights from the video are highlighted below: ...it's really important...
Vincentians of Wherever: Service, Ministry and Marriage
My husband and I have for many years identified ourselves as Vincentians. Mike was formed in the rich Vincentian tradition primarily through faith and service opportunities offered by campus ministry, as well as his academic studies and extracurricular activities, at...
Vincent and mentors
Vincent and mentors Most readers of this website have heard many stories of St. Vincent, some true and others reflect the thought patterns of early biographers. I would like to set aside historical issues and approach selected incidents in Vincent’s life through the...
#IamVincent: I am Elizabeth
A gift that finds expression in people like Elizabeth Ann Seton, Vincent de Paul, Louse de Marillac, Frederic Ozanam and countless others is the charism — the gift of the Holy Spirit — we all share. When I write #IamVincent, I could easily write #IamElizabeth....
COVIVO: #IamVincent
COVIVO community member Erin Kennedy offers a reflection called "Offering Bread" I think I can safely say that my year as a Colorado Vincentian Volunteer ( COVIVO ) has shaped almost every facet of my life. Even still, 3 ½ years after my volunteer year ended, I find...
St. Louise and the tax collector in the back of the room
One of the famous Gospel characters is the publican, the tax collector in the back of the room. Jesus portrays him as the ideal worshipper, the best kind of pray-er. He knows how to come before God; he does it right. Not full of himself, not holding up accomplishments...
