Reflections

It requires little effort to multiply the reminders that this is God’s world and given to us as a gift and a responsibility. 

Each year at St. John’s University we celebrate Founder’s Week from September 20-27. 

Labor Day, the beginning of the academic year, and the liturgical calendar (September 8) merge in drawing Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam to my mind at the beginning of September. 

The “spes gregis” was one of the earliest terms that I heard applied to my classmates and me when we entered the high school seminary. 

A Scripture passage that frequently captures my Vincentian heart is that of the Transfiguration.

During the past month, I have celebrated three weddings… In preparation for the celebrations, one word kept emerging for me from the texts—“covenant.” 

When I have the honor to preach to a Vincentian group, I sometimes take the opportunity to see if we have a record of Vincent speaking on the Scripture for that day. 

Suppose someone asked you in earnest to explain how the Lord holds the highest value in your life.

Sometimes, I need to preach on a Psalm.  This past Sunday, our liturgy offered Psalm 100 as our response to the first reading.