Pope Francis reminds us that God is in the details of our lives.
Month: October 2020
Mindwalk Subscribers Are “Highly Engaged”
Vincentian Mindwalk subscribers are rated at 80-89% ‘highly engaged”.
The First Six Months of Vincentian Mindwalk
Where Vincentian Mindwalks Have Taken us – A companion post to “Highly Engaged Subscribers”
Appreciating Vincent’s Genius
St. Vincent’s gift can be fire for the 21st century if we will seize it. Vincent’s gift is to a large extent in our hands! Do we have his courage and imagination.
The Census and Vincentian “Home Visits”
Vincentians are not much interested in gathering data. They view home visits as relationship-building exercises.
Pope Francis Does It Again – Expanding Horizons
Are we prepared to listen to the call to mission, whether in our life as married couples or as consecrated persons or those called to the ordained ministry, and in all the everyday events of life?
The Good Samaritan, Pair of Jesuits and St. Vincent
”Laudato Si’ taught us that EVERYTHING is connected; ‘Fratelli Tutti’ teaches us that EVERYONE is connected.”
Is Pope Francis Getting The Word Out?
We face very real threats to earth our common home and the threat of losing awareness that all are created equal. In other words the threat of not taking seriously that we are all sons and daughters, therefore sisters and brothers.
Is Prophecy About the Future… or the Present?
“I would like to invite you to go on a journey together… I am calling it a journey because it requires a shift, a change.” Pope Francis
Are You an Original Or a Photocopy?
His life was the medium! He is a reminder to each of us that we too are the medium of the message. Come to think of it Jesus was both medium and message!
Pope Francis Encyclical As Puzzle?
In a beautiful document on the call to human community, Pope Francis offers the “Good Samaritan” as a lens through which we can look at the many serious problems of a polarized and insensitive world.
The Good Samaritan In a Post-COVID World
Rereading the story from the perspective of our own experiences of anxieties is a wake-up call!
Dreams – Our Parents and God’s
My parents shared a dream for their children. They taught their children a dream. We are God’s dream as sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. Jesus embodied that dream and taught us to live that dream.
The Church Is No Expert…
Pope Francis call us to explore together how our Catholic social tradition can help the human family heal this world that suffers from serious illnesses.
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Have a blessed Holy Week!
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Father John, Blessings to you as you step cautiously down that new path. Grace and Peace be with you!