Over the next several weeks the liturgy, drawing from the Acts of the Apostles, presents selected stories of ordinary people who coped with severe polarization some 2,000 years ago.
Systemic change
I am doing something new!
For a variety of reasons, we sometimes can not see what is right before our eyes.
How Could This Happen?
“All God’s people carry within themselves the same potencies that energized the early Christian movement…”
Our Declaration of Independence – An Examination of Conscience
Reading our “declaration of independence” can serve as an examination of conscience on the struggles in living out this declaration over the two and a half centuries since then.
A Parable – Paying attention to details
We can learn from Pope Francis how little things can be so significant in a “culture of encounter.”
Does Eucharist Call For Confronting Sinful Structures?
Does Eucharist call for confronting sinful structures? To some, the question may sound strange, especially when we think of the Eucharist as the sacrament of unity. But that is not the way all recent Popes and the United States Bishops see it. St. John Paul II ......
If You See Something Good, Say Something Good!
It is all too easy to fall into the trap of sharing bad news. Rather… let’s SHARE GOOD NEWS! Affirm it, publicize it when we see it!
I Can’t Help Every Homeless Person!
Have you ever walked past a homeless person lying on his back on the sidewalk? Did it stir up any mixed feelings? Maria Shriver shares an incident in her life.
How are we followers of Vincent at doing dishes?
“Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes.”
The Vincentian Family as a Movement
Visitors to the Vincentian Family website are obviously familiar with the concept of the Vincentian Family. But how many of us think of the Vincentian Family as a Movement?
Quiet Change Agents Giants
Jean Vanier changed the attitude of the world to people we might arrogantly label as handicapped. St. Vincent changed the attitude of so many in France towards the poor.
Vincentian Cattle Herd Breeding Project, Costa Rica
A cattle breeding project sponsored by the Vincentian Solidarity Office, is an example of systemic change for the improvement of the pastoral care of parishioners at the various mission stations, and the betterment of the lives of the “campesinos,” peasants.
