You probably know more saints than you think!
In this Vincentian Mindwalk I explore what Pope Francis calls the holiness of the saints next door.
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Driving a Car For the Last Time
In this Vincentian Mindwalk I invite you to share my surprised reaction to no longer driving a car… and what I learned from it.
Could Jesus Be In the Details?
Jesus in the details! Did you do a double take?“ Isn’t it “the devil is in the details”! In this Vincentian Mindwalk let’s explore the implications of Jesus’ attention to details.
Can Mentoring Young People Change the World?
Pope Francis wrote… “(Youth) have asked us in a thousand ways to walk alongside them — not behind them or ahead of them, but at their side.”
Pope Francis – “A New Imagination of the Possible”
The world has been stopped in its tracks. Some are asking whether we should look for a “new normal”, even a “better normal”. Antonio Spadaro, SJ clearly situates Pope Francis among the latter group.
Can’t You See I Am Making All Things New
This Labor Day will we commit to “doing something new” by participating in God’s work of healing?
Blending systemic change and a “culture of encounter”
Blending systemic change and a “culture of encounter”
Praying For What’s Really Important
The kingdom is waking up to being sons and daughters of God, brothers and sisters to one another. In a polarized world what could be a more radical change in consciousness?
A Step Toward Encounter
From Henry David Thoreau in his classic, Walden to Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mocking Bird” we hear the reminder to enter another’s world. But how?
Getting Practical About Encounter
“It’s Time for a Theology of Encounter”. It is a key concept in Pope Francis’ vision of the church.
That “Other” Virus
I am not aware of anyone writing about the impact of Zooming on the Vincentian Charism. I offer this “Mindwalk” as personal reflections.
My Mindwalk To a Day of Prayer For Creation
Throughout a month-long celebration, the world’s 2.2 billion Christians come together to care for our common home.
Vincent de Paul – Staffing a “Field Hospital” Church
Pope Francis’ “field hospital” and VIncent de Paul’s Rented Room Ecclesiology spreading “like a great fire” among lay professionals in 13 fields.