vincentian spirituality
Mutual Correctives (Psalm 85)
A helpful distinction I once heard — that between contradictions and correlations.
A Vincentian View: Beginning with Luke
During 2025, our attention for the Sunday Gospels of Ordinary Time finds its focus on Luke’s story of Jesus.
Gospel Eyes and Ears (Mark 12)
Much is revealed about a person by observing what he or she notices. And that’s because what one spots is in large part determined by what that person values more and appreciates less.
Vincentian Eyes (Luke 12)
An often-cited quote from Dale Carnegie: “Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud, the other saw stars.”
“In serving persons who are poor, we serve Jesus Christ…” St. Vincent de Paul (presentation)
‘in serving persons who are poor, we serve Jesus Christ…. and that is as true as that we are here’. (CCD IX:199)
Gospel Steadiness (Luke 24)
Anyone who regularly prays the rosary knows the experience of repetition. In the course of fingering the beads through five decades, you’ll have recited the same prayer, the Hail Mary, over 50 times.
Children And The Kingdom (Matthew 19:14)
Jesus’ frequent mention of children can shed light on the nature of this Kingdom He speaks about, the Kingdom of his dear Father.
The Sacrificing Seed (John 12:24-26)
In John’s gospel, to shed light on the meaning of his upcoming death, Jesus employs the image of a grain of wheat.
Modeling Virtue
One of the occupational hazards of people who study religion and theology is to equate ideas with the force behind them.
All Creation, Praise God (Mt 6:26-30)
In many different instances, Jesus shows awareness of a world wider than the human one.
llluminators (Matthew 16: 15)
David Brooks, columnist for the New York Times, lays out two different styles of interpersonal relating. One he calls the llluminator and the other the Diminisher.
Is It Enough? (John 6:1-15)
A commentator on these readings posed a beguiling question: “how much is enough?”