A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings

Jesus is the model of determined and enthusiastic service.  His true followers also serve to the end with determination and enthusiasm. One can rebuke Zebedee’s sons for not understanding and for being ambitious.  But we cannot accuse them of unwillingness, indecision...

Jesus proclaims the Good News of the Kingdom and helps all kinds of needy people.  Those who give up everything to follow him will inherit the Kingdom and its assets and riches. While Jesus is setting out on a journey, an unidentified man runs up to him.  As...

Jesus is a stronghold for the oppressed.  He wants us to shield the helpless.  And he commands us to count those who are nothing in the eyes of the world. One can suppose that women and children do not count in Herod’s world.  For he had no qualms about ordering the...

Jesus gives spiritual gifts to us who gather in his name.  He expects us to keep the wholeness and unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Right after Adam and Eve have given in to the serpent’s temptation, their personal wholeness starts to erode.  For they no...