“Be merciful, as your Father is merciful” (Luke 6:36). Sounds a lot like “Pay it forward.”
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Five Things Vincent Thought About Mercy
Paulino Sáez López, CM reflects on "The Value of Mercy according to Vincent de Paul.” Here are five points that struck me from his well-documented article. He writes from the perspective that in the time of Vincent "the words mercy, compassion, and charity have much...
A Vincentian View: Remembering
A Vincentian View: “Remembering” “God gave us memories so that we could have roses in December.” (J. M. Barrie) That line still sticks in my mind from high school because it flows out of my sentimental heart. It reminds me of the importance of memories and their...
A Vincentian View: Beginning with Mercy
A Vincentian View: “Beginning with Mercy” As it has for many of you, this “Year of Mercy” has provided many blessings in my life. The privilege of preaching and presenting on mercy has enabled and demanded that I spend some time reflecting on what this virtue means...
To Be Witnesses of the Mercy Shown to Us
One of Fr. Thomas McKenna's previous articles on .famvin titled, “Memories of Mercy,” narrates a beautiful story from the French novel, Les Miserables, Les Mis. It’s about Jean Valjean, and the life he leads in the very turbulent times of 19th Century France. The...
St. Vincent on How to Conclude Well the Jubilee Year
On October 15, 1641, St. Vincent gave a conference to the sisters on the significance of jubilee year and the means of gaining treasures of God’s mercy in the jubilee year (The Conferences of St. Vincent, By Joseph Leonard C.M, Vol. I. 7). As we are about to conclude...
God Who is Rich in Mercy
The second encyclical of Pope John Paul II was Dives in Misericordia (The Mercy of God, November 30, 1980). In this encyclical he speaks elaborately on God’s mercy, as revealed in the Bible. This is a reflection in the light of this encyclical. The core of divine...
Mercy – The Messianic Mission of Jesus
Jesus begun his messianic mission by saying, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are...
The Last Shall Be First … Also in the Olympics
The Brazil 2016 Olympic Games ended, but some images will remain in our eyes for a long time. We will remember, no doubt, the great victories, the gold, silver or bronze medals achieved by our most admired participants, or the athletes from our countries. But other...
