This reflection started out as a reflection on Catechetical Sunday but wandered off into a reflection on the mind of Christ. I finally came full circle and thought of catechesis as helping someone put on the mind of Christ.
Systemic change
Pledging a “Better Kind of Politics”?
Pope Francis calls us to “build a better kind of politics”. The USCCB suggest almost a “12 step program” for building community as envisaged when we truly commit to what we pray for in the “Our Father.”
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.
Each Approach Is Necessary
An image each Vincentian should consider! It is a simple image of people imperiled by a river flooding out of control. Read on to learn how a Franciscan uses that image to explore various approaches to saving people.
How a Baby Changes Everything
A baby changes everything. Never was that truer than in the birth of the one we call Jesus of Nazareth. The birth of Jesus literally changed everything for everyone.
Systemic Change Begins with Education
St. Vincent instinctively realized the role of laypersons in bringing about systemic change.
A Dangerous Reading of the Good Samaritan
A recent voter reflects on one of the most dangerous passages of the New Testament. – the parable of the Good Samaritan.
St. Vincent’s Solutions For the Homeless of His Day
Vincent and Louise de Marillac were deeply committed to the education and moral formation of young people living on the streets or in dire conditions.
A Wheel or a Ladder?
A video insight into the concept of systemic change as breaking the cycles of poverty.
Voting As a Sacred Act: Prayer and Reflections
Together, let us join in prayer each day for peaceful and just elections using this prayer and reflection.
The Forgotten Part of “What Must Be Done”
When St. Vincent asked “What must be done?” he looked beyond what was always done. Is there a better way of doing what we have always done?
The Focus of Prophecy and Pope Francis
“I would like to invite you to go on a journey together… I am calling it a journey because it requires a shift, a change.” Pope Francis
