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Is God Caught In Our Spam Boxes?

“Trash” or “Spam” filters are our first defense against unappreciated messages.
In some ways this is the equivalent of teenage “mother deafness” as we become interested in a world outside our home.
Thankfully, at some point, we mature to say, “As my mother always said…
Let’s explore human “God deafness.”

Pope Francis – Confession Changed His Life

In 1953 at the age of 17, Pope Francis had a life-changing experience in confession.

What has he said about confession as Pope some 60 plus years later?

Facing St. Joseph’s Challenges Today

As I think about the fast-approaching feast of St. Joseph, I focus on the challenges he faced.

Walk with me to understand what we can learn from St. Joseph and the challenges he faced.

Pigeon-holing the Pope

Pigeon-holing the Pope

Francis has been Pope for ten years! People have been trying to put him in one slot or another.
I have been fascinated by the recent flood of articles trying to make sense of Pope Francis’ ten years.
How do you make sense of Pope Francis?

“I Forgot To Wear My Hearing Aids”

“I Forgot To Wear My Hearing Aids”

This morning’s Vincentian Mindwalk picks from the previous reflection Do Your Spiritual Hearing Aids Need Cleaning?.
We can have fully functioning hearing aids but if we have not put them on we miss the point. We only hear what we expect to hear.

When Talk Doesn’t Run Cheap!

When Talk Doesn’t Run Cheap!

I must admit I was both surprised and not surprised by the controversy over Jesus’ cameo appearance at the Super Bowl. I knew it was coming. But I did not know the exact time. In this Vincentian Mindwalk I explore my reaction.

What makes Catholic marriages different?

What makes Catholic marriages different?

I wonder how many people in Catholic marriages are aware of National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14) and World Marriage Day (Sunday, Feb. 12). It would be interesting to know how many parishes have planned anything to celebrate this week. But the most interesting question...

A Surprise Gift From Pope Francis

A Surprise Gift From Pope Francis

Much to my surprise, Pope Francis seemed to comment on yesterday’s Mindwalk.

Of course, I know he never read it … but his reflection today certainly fit!

See if you agree with his comments on “Blessed are the poor in Spirit.”