Why is it that other people "resist"? There has been a lot of talk about resistance to changes in the church and in...
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People wonder what makes us tick
People who are poor must wonder what makes us “tick”. One Daughter of Charity at a clinic in India who changed a filthy bandage and cleaned the infected wound of a woman with leprosy was asked this question by the grateful woman. “Sister, how can you do this work?”
Archbishop Cupich, Pope Francis and St.Vincent
Archbishop Cupich, Pope Francis and St.Vincent – When I read this piece about Archbishop Cupich, Pope Francis’s first major U.S. appointment, I thought immediately of St. Vincent de Paul, and indeed just about all the founders of the the various branches of the Vincentian Family. What do you think?
Watered down Resurrection doesn’t work
Jim Martin SJ has a thoughtful reflection on Why a watered-down Resurrection doesn't work. The Resurrection may be the hardest thing for people to accept about Christianity. Some agnostics embrace Jesus as a compassionate sage. Seekers, if they’re closer to belief,...
Go to where you know Jesus to be
Kelly Wahlquist has a beautiful visual prayer "Go to where you know Jesus to be" "On Holy Saturday, when Mary Magdalene faced her darkest hour—her Lord, her Hope, her Love, her Savior was dead and buried—she went to the tomb. She went to where she knew the Lord to be....
Stations of the Cross in real life
Living Stations of the Cross - Connecting an ancient practice of remembrance with the suffering in today's world Megan Fincher writes "On Good Friday, Jesus not only reveals that he is our Savior, but also, more subtly, that he is our Teacher. During his Passion, was...
Resurrection is not a happy ending movie
Asia News reports Pope: The Resurrection "is not a happy ending in a movie" but "a humble victory of God, that humanly looks like a failure" The story continues.... Two children join Francis on the back of his jeep. The two, both with a white cap, and smiles somewhat...
Another version of “Who am I?” this Holy Week
On Palm Sunday the Pope asked us to think about who we would be as we encounter the many personalities in the scriptures of this week. Debbie of "Saints 365 - Striving for the heights of Holiness in the trenches of everyday life" presents some of our possible answers....
Symbols and Pictures of Holy Week
Holy week is so rich in symbols and images! During these days of Holy Week FamVin posts will focus on pictures that provide inspiration for prayer and contemplation.
Holy Week in Two Minutes
Busted Halo’s® has added another two-minute video that describes the final week of Lent we spend preparing for Easter. You can download this video . (Depending on your browser, clicking this link might save the video to your default downloads location or open the...
If you think it is hard to forgive…
20 years after the genocide in Rwanda, reconciliation still happens one encounter at a time. The New York Times offers a photographic essay of victim and aggressor. "Last month, the photographer Pieter Hugo went to southern Rwanda, two decades after nearly a million...
Noah: A Post-Modern Midrash
Fr. Robert Barron of The Word on Fire offer his reflection on the controversial movie Noah. In a post entitled "Noah: A Post-Modern Midrash" he argues the film should be viewed in the time-honored biblical for of literature called "midrash". Midrash is a method of...
