Jesus is the Word of God. He carries out the task God gives him and bears fruit in those who hear and understand what...
A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings
Simple Folks of Lively Faith and Deep Peace
Jesus is meek and lowly of heart. That is why simple folks readily go to him and they feel at ease with him. Jesus has...
True Disciples of Jesus Christ
Jesus, the Messiah, is our only Teacher; he has the words of eternal life. His true disciples follow him in his suffering, death and rising.
Deliver the Poor from the Power of the Wicked
Jesus is the one the Father has sent to world to defend the poor. To deliver the lives of the poor from the power of the wicked is, of course, part of such a mission. Jeremiah’s mission was tough. But the prophet did not give it up, nor did he let the terror on...
Calling Means Sending out as Well
Jesus, the proof in person that God loves us, has pity for those who are weak and left behind. To have such pity is the calling of those who are his. The calling of the members of the Congregation of the Mission asks them to go all over the world (SV.EN...
The Eucharist: to Live on Earth as in Heaven
Jesus gives us his flesh to eat and his blood to drink. For he wants us to live on earth as in heaven. That is, sharing in the Eucharist commits us to live as he. We are told that the Eucharist shows that love is inventive to infinity (SV.EN XI:131-132). For such...
Unite the Divided and Scattered
Christ gives us all access to the Father in the Holy Spirit. He announces peace to us whom sin has driven apart and scattered. For he seeks to unite us so that we may be one body. We must love if we are to be united with God and with each other. For only love can...
Leave What Is of the World to Seek What Is of the Spirit
Jesus is anointed with the Holy Spirit and sent by the Father. In turn, he sends his disciples. He asks them to leave what is of the world and seek what is of the Spirit. There is the belief that Pentecost reverses what happened in Babel. Yet this is not wholly...
Going Up Implies Going or Being Down
Christ goes up above all the heavens to fill the universe. But he goes up since he first went down to the lowly earth. Hence, going up means going down. Luke gives us two accounts of the Ascension: one is in his gospel; the other in Acts. Both accounts say that...
Spirit of Truth, the Other Advocate
Christ suffered for sins to lead us sinners to God. To be a Christian means to suffer persecution and to appear in court and receive beatings. And also, to have as Advocate the Spirit of truth. Jesus continues to bid his disciples farewell and to get them ready for...
To Follow Jesus, Way, Truth and Life
Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. To get to follow him, by his grace, is to get to the full truth and to eternal life. Those whom Jesus chose, called to follow him, are troubled. For they have heard him say, “ Little children, I am only with you a...
Enter through the Gate for the Sheep
Jesus is the shepherd who leads out the sheep to green pastures. He is also the gate through which they can enter and go out. That Jesus is shepherd means he walks before us to lead us, to guide us. And that he is the gate through which we enter and leave means he...
