Vincentian View

Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac both held Saint Francis de Sales in high esteem. 

I love to teach about the Psalms.  When I do, the first image that I offer to suggest the breadth and depth of these biblical poems/songs is an Art Gallery.

We pray for the inspiration of the Holy Spirit as we pray and live the Gospel. 

On the campus of both Niagara University and St. John’s University, identical life-size metal statues of the Blessed Mother stand outside in grassed areas.

We live in a world and at a time that has much need for the energizing fire of the Holy Spirit.

One of the Pilgrimage Festivals of Judaism is Shavuot.  It translates into English as “weeks’ and thus is sometimes called the “Feast of Weeks” as it marks the seven weeks (the “week of weeks”) between Passover and the feast. In Greek (and English), the translation...

In the 23rd Psalm, the psalmist proclaims, “My shepherd is the Lord.”  I imagine that when Jesus prayed these words, he found a depiction of himself.

Each year during the Easter Season, I find myself fascinated by the idea that the friends of Jesus do not recognize him in the resurrected form. 

Some years ago, I read a piece that discussed how much the modern world depends upon the work of strangers for its survival and wellbeing.