We celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Louise de Marillac on May 9th. This feast invites us to think of Louise, her gifts, and her ministry. Sometimes, I get caught up in a sidebar reflection.
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A Vincentian View: The Work of God
One of the verses from a Gospel of the past week captured my thinking and prompted my reflection: “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.”
A Vincentian View: A Triduum with Mary
The place of Mary sometimes surfaces in my reflections on the holy days of the Easter Triduum.
A Vincentian View: Transforming not Conforming
Paul’s guidance confronts me. I desire to heed his advice, but I feel the challenge and see the obstacles. Like much of Paul’s advice, no easy response presents itself.
A Vincentian View: The Power of Love
Our Gospel story emphasizes the power of love. Within the Scriptures, the passages that speak of God’s love are numerous, as are those that celebrate human love.
Do You Remember 9/11… and 8/4?
The explosion on 8/4 will be seared into the minds of every person in Lebanon. Beirut, with its estimated 300,000 homeless is almost already forgotten in world media.
A Vincentian View: The Cost of Kindness
In this contentious time when politics can influence decision-making, the biblical stories about food direct our attention to what is most important.
A Vincentian View: Faithful to the End
Scholars tell us that fully one-third of the teaching of Jesus in the Gospels comes to us through parables.
A Vincentian View: Weekend Reflections
The liturgical celebrations of this past Independence Day weekend have challenged me.
Remember: on July 12th You Are Invited to Pray with the Worldwide Vincentian Family
In a few days, through Facebook Live, many Vincentians will meet online to pray for the needs of the men and women of today’s world (especially those individuals who are poor).
Who You Calling a Vincentian”?
Who is a VIncentian? Is it an organization, a mindset, a federation of religious organizations? Let me suggest that it is a way of looking at things shared by a number of people.
A Vincentian View: Reconciliation
St. John’s University, where I work, planned a prayer service around the theme of “Unity and Hope” in order to address the issue of racism that has dominated our country’s thinking in the past weeks
