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Who, or What Has Transformed Your life?

Who, or what, has transformed your life?
Let’s explore what and who transformed St. Vincent de Paul.

Have You Tried Praying the News?

Have you heard the expression  “Pray with the bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other”

Let’s explore in this Vincentian Mindwalk.

Revisiting – Are You an Original or a Photocopy?

On October 10, 2020 Carlos became the first millennial to be named “Blessed”, the last step before being proclaimed a Saint. He would be the millennials’ first saint.

Nobody Wants To Do the Dishes!

Nobody Wants To Do the Dishes!

But someone has to do the dishes!

“Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes.”

This Mindwalk is a reflection on a saying attributed to a contemporary change agent – Shane Claiborne

What Did Jesus Did Not Have?

What Did Jesus Did Not Have?

Everyone has an idea of what the Catholic Church needs to appeal to people today!
Maybe we should look back to the ”Good News” Jesus brought and how he embodied God’s word.
Did Jesus leave us a theology text or code of canon law or pastoral plan?

Practical Prophets

Practical Prophets

I suspect there are few visitors to this site who have not watched someone they love about to make a big mistake.
We “know” they are on the wrong path!
Welcome to the world of the Prophets!

Name Two Women Who Changed Jesus’ Mind?

Name Two Women Who Changed Jesus’ Mind?

In his adult life, Jesus had regular interactions and conversations with the scribes, Pharisees, and teachers of the law — highly educated men with a vast knowledge of the Jewish faith.

But, there is not a single account in Scripture where a man manages to change Jesus’s mind.

The two people who changed Jesus’s mind were, in fact, both women.

What Are You Afraid Of?

What Are You Afraid Of?

I suspect every one of us can admit to having been afraid.
Mary may have been the Mother of God, but I doubt she did not know fear.
he feast of the Assumption holds great hope for us.
With her Assumption into heaven, she finally understood how everything made sense.

Suppose God Checked Your References!

Suppose God Checked Your References!

“Nobody gets to heaven without a letter of reference from the poor!”

Father Ron Rolheiser wrote these words 20 years ago. I just caught up to them a few days ago.  I scrapped what I was going to write so I could share what touched me.

Have You Ever Gone Out On a Limb?

Have You Ever Gone Out On a Limb?

In this Vincentian Mindwalk I am going to predict some things about what will happen when an ailing 86-year-old Pope Francis braves the sweltering heat wave in Lisbon to spend some time with young people at World Youth Day.