Among the many hungers in our lives what are you most hungry for?
Do we really hunger for the coming of God’s kingdom where even now we recognize each and every one of us, no matter how scarred, as our brothers and sisters? “How can this be?
Month: July 2021
The Mutating Vincentian Virus
COVID 19 Is both similar to and very different from the Vincentian Virus. St. Vincent was “patient zero”. We also know the power of the Vincentian Virus and how St. Vincent spread this powerful virus.
How Can You See … But Not See?
How not to see? The quick answer is to find a pair of rose-colored glasses. … I thought about rose-colored glasses as I read a satire about a tech company that developed digital glasses for rich people to edit out the poor.
From the Heart of a “Grandfather”
The prophet Joel once promised: “Your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men will have visions” (Joel 3:1). The future of the world depends on this covenant between young and old.
Let’s Go Back To the Traditional Mass!
I can no longer say, “do this memory of me” without hearing Jesus ak his disciples, “Do you understand?” It becomes an instant examination of the reality of my belief in the real presence of Christ in my brothers and sisters.
Slow Seeing? Slow Eating? Slow…?
We sometimes define contemplation as “A long loving look.” I never thought of God takes a long, loving look at us. God contemplating me… with a long loving look!
Vincent’s Ever-expanding Zip Codes
Vincent may have started in the rural zip codes in France but he soon began to realize that the spiritual and material poverty he woke up to in Chatillon and Folleville existed also in the zip code of cities like Paris… and beyond.
What In the World Are They Thinking?
Renewal of Vincentian spirituality requires movement, changing ideas and new perspectives. Let me point out a few possible movements that might lead us to revitalization of our spiritual tradition:
Encountering Jesus In the Good and the Bad?
God leads us into the midst of the world. God waits for us among the poor. Christ invites us to participate in his mission,
Lawyer? Vincentian? Vincentian Lawyers!!
What might be the vocation of a Vincentian lawyer? I think the American Bar Association gives us an appreciation of why it might not be strange.
Learning From Those Flying Geese?
The next time you watch a flock of geese, pause for a moment — think about what they can teach us about ministry in general and, especially, “long-haul” ministries of systemic change.
Doubting Thomas, Doubting Vincent, Our Doubts
Experiencing the wounds of Christ was the key to belief and transforming St. Thomas! We are challenge to get our hands dirty and touch Christ’s wounds today.
Is Independence Day a Dangerous Memory?
“Dangerous memories are not nostalgia or visions of the past, but “memories which make demands on us” in the present. Such memories are ones “that we have to take into account, memories, as it were, with a future content.
What Is Pope Francis Asking His Prayer Group?
What Is Pope Francis Asking His Prayer Group? To pray for an end to polarization!
Rom 16, 13 reads: "Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; and greet his mother—a mother to me also." If this…
Have a blessed Holy Week!
I have never thought about the people that were named in the Gospels. I would agree that they may be…
Generally, I love the laconic nature of Mark's Gospel. The Passion narrative is very compelling in its starkness, with one…
Father John, Blessings to you as you step cautiously down that new path. Grace and Peace be with you!