Contemplation is taking a long, loving look at the real.”
Isn’t that what lovers often do as they sit, perhaps even in silence, simply enjoying one another?
In this Vincentian Mindwalk let’s look at what we often don’t see.
Mindwalk: Latest posts and thoughts…
Is God Tired of Waiting for Us Among the Poor?
“When I first went to one of the most ravaged areas of Brooklyn, I thought I was bringing God to the poor. I quickly learned God was already there. I was on God’s turf!”
Is God getting tired of waiting for us?
Jesus – the Ultimate Bridge Builder
Over a lifetime, we each learn the stories of where we fit and don’t fit, and who are our good and bad guys. Sadly, at least in the eyes of God, for most of us, it is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid the trap of building walls instead of bridges.
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!
What Can We Learn From Grasshoppers?
“When you first capture the grasshopper, it jumps and jumps and jumps, trying to get out, banging its head against the lid.”“But the longer the grasshopper’s in there, the less high it jumps, the less it tries, until finally it just sits on the bottom.
Do Vincentians Lack Imagination?
Do Vincentians lack imagination? St. Vincent saw a world that most of his contemporaries never say. He imagine what must be done?
2020 – Were You Able To Find God?
I am convinced we will never experience God until we pick up and name our own experiences. God is there in the midst of our experiences.