While the Scriptures shed light on every age group, there are passages which are tailored to one particular life stage.
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A Vincentian View: Nine out of Ten
Two weeks before Thanksgiving each year (on Wednesday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time), our daily liturgy offers the story of the ten lepers whom Jesus cures.
Waiting, Waiting (Ex 17: 8-13: Lk 18:1-8)
If asked the question, “Have you ever been disappointed in God?” I suspect there might be one or two hands raised — or maybe even all of our hands!
A Vincentian View: Two Passersby
I have written about the characters in the Parable of the Good Samaritan whom we might call “the passersby.” week, we celebrated the Sacred Heart of Jesus followed by the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It seems appropriate to link these two celebrations.
What Matters? (Luke 12:13-21)
A revealing question to ask of any group: What Matters? In this gathering of people, what counts more and what counts less? What is your measure of success?
A Vincentian View: Being a Passerby
When we read one of the most powerful of parables in the Gospel of Luke, the Good Samaritan, we could highlight five characters within the story itself.
Just Up Ahead (Mt 10:7)
Jesus uses the expression “at hand,” as in “the Kingdom of God is at hand.” It’s a phrase meaning just around the corner, immanent, right over the horizon.
A Vincentian View: Bearing the Marks of Jesus
The last paragraph of Paul’s letter to the Galatians begins with an eye-catching line. It would literally be so if we could see the original text.
THE Question (Mt 16: 13-19)
There are questions and there are QUESTIONS. How about the life-altering one Jesus puts to Peter in Matthew’s gospel?
A Vincentian View: Three Hearts
Last week, we celebrated the Sacred Heart of Jesus followed by the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It seems appropriate to link these two celebrations.
Three Words
Some time ago I came upon what you might call a “3 Preposition Formula” that aimed to provide a framework for understanding something of the mystery of our Trinitarian God, our “3-personned” God.
A Vincentian View: A Faith-filled Future
This year’s observance of a “Jubilee of Hope,” our recent celebration of Pentecost, and last week’s memorial for St. Barnabas all tend in the same direction for me.
