Landing and Soaking In
Jesus was looking for places his light could land and soak in. Isn’t that what Vincentians are trying to do?
Congregation of the Mission: Finding God in the Poor
Our mission to serve the poor both spiritually and materially. As Fr. Anthony Dosen, C.M. humbly explains in this video, “I don’t have all the answers, and how I find God is in the poor.”
Looking Back On Baptism In Our Older Years
Looking back at our own Baptism in light of how the birth of Jesus changed everything… for everyone. Perhaps it might trigger some thoughts about your own Baptism.
Words Whispered in Our Ears at Baptism
Remember how God whispered to us on the day of our Baptism: you are my beloved child, I am pleased with you. We may have forgotten that. Let us pray that our memory be jogged.
Ordinary Time, the Ordinary Saints Next Door – Six Insights of Pope Francis
Ordinary time can be a time to think about the ordinary saints in our lives and what ordinary means in the context of our lives. Pope Francis reminds us of “the saints next door” and our own call to a practical holiness.
The Star of Our Journey in the New Year
The star of the wisemen can be a metaphor for the times in our lives when we must seek in the darkness for the light of God’s Providence as did St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Vincent dePaul.
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!