The (Not So) Hidden Costs of the Eucharist
Does our self-centered focus on what God does for us in the Eucharist blind us to what God asks us to do in the Eucharist?
Stretching Toward the Kingdom
We see Vincent de Paul tugging at the old cloth of a tradition that all religious women should remain behind the walls of a cloister… with his Confraternities and Daughters of Charity (he) injected some of Jesus’ suppleness into the fixed forms of the day.
Gospel Joy in a Vincentian
“For us Vincentians, the joy of the Gospel comes from a conviction that, as Vincent de Paul said, we continue the mission of Jesus on earth.”
Who is standing up to read the scroll today? Luke 4:16
Who is standing up to read the scroll today? Are you?
The Vincentian Thing is Caught Not Taught
The Vincentian thing is caught not taught!
A Call To Conversion – A Point of No Return
“I am attracted to both Vincent and Paul. The opportunity to reflect on them together in this foundational Vincentian story attracts me.” At a point in their lives, they realized there was no turning back.
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!