Vincent got it right! Confirmation

Vincent got it right saying  “leave God for God.” For modern confirmation see Joyce Little’s listing of examples from the life of Jesus  in her book The Church and Culture War. She writes, “What we fail to understand is that if [interruptions from our...

What it Means to be a Change Agent

“Your greatest joy will be what you can do for others to help them encounter Christ, so they can know and follow Him themselves.” At Intentional Disciples, Fr. Mike modifies a secular piece about being an agent of change to reflect our call to be Christ in...

Mother Seton: a “Saint of Lower Manhattan”

Mother Elizabeth Seton’s story is a highlight of a National Catholic Reporter survey of “saintly Americans” who walked the streets of New York. Sister of Charity Regina Bechtle, an expert on Mother Seton’s life and co-editor of her Collected...

Why do the poor need to forgive us?

Ron Rolheiser, in his syndicated column writes, “here is a story told about Saint Vincent de Paul. Perhaps it’s partly myth, but its challenge is real nonetheless. Vincent once gave an instruction to his religious community that sounded something like...

St. Elizabeth Seton’s scenes of New York

Passionist Father Victor Hoagland, whose blog is both educational and inspiring, has started an online album of images of the area in New York City where St. Elizabeth would have walked the streets. Go to the album or visit the blog.
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