For three centuries early Christians could not conceive of themselves as soldiers. What happened?
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Yes! I Actually Attended a Session of Vatican II
Freshly ordained in May, 1965, I was privileged to attend one of the final sessions of the Second Vatican Council. In this Mindwalk I share my journey into the church of Vatican II and Pope Francis.
How Have You Changed?
The question “How have you changed” is more complicated than you might realize!
Before you answer, listen to this story.
Pope Francis Just Won’t Stop!
“Pope Francis just won’t stop!” In this Vincentian Mindwalk I share with you what one commentator refers to as 96 hours that reveal changes in the Christian world we grew up in. I refer to 96 hours of August 27-29-30, 2022.
To the English-speaking Churches On Planet Earth
“Very often it is a holiness found in our next-door neighbors, those who, living in our midst, reflect God’s presence. We might call them “the middle class of holiness”…
Learning From Frogs and Canaries
We have often heard the stories of the lessons we can learn from frogs and canaries. Now they can help us understand why Pope Francis invites us to join another month-long celebration with the world’s 2.2 billion Christians.
Memories Keep Relationships Alive
We have all experienced the loss of someone who loved us. A part of us died with this person. We cope with this loss in many ways. In this Vincentian Mindwalk I invite you to explore ways our memories help us understand Jesus asking us to “do this in memory of me.”
Fire – blessing or curse?
“Fire: while it warms us with God’s love, it wants to burn our selfishness, to enlighten the dark sides of life – we all have them, eh! – to consume the false idols that enslave us.”
“To set people’s hearts on fire”, this is how Vincent described the vocati…
Zooming our way into a digital world?
Email and Zoom are both the blessing and the curse of the process of waking up to a digital revolution.
In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I use “Zooming“ as a metaphor for waking uo to different ways of doing business… and serving others.
Mary Finally Knows
Mark Lowry in 1984 wrote the lyrics for “Mary, Did You Know?”. The song went on to become a modern Christmas classic. In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I invite you think about the questions, add your own, and, finally, think about what we might learn from the questi…
Can You Believe What the Pope Said About Old Age?
In my 80+ years I had never thought of old age as a ministry, the ministry of bearing witness that the best is yet to come. Pope Francis hopes we can revitalize this special ministry of awaiting the Lord – it is a ministry,
Finding my way back to Galilee with Pope Francis
Pope Francis says “Each one of us has our own “Galilee,” the place where I initially recognized Jesus loved me . We need to rediscover this memory.
A choice – Hiroshima… or the Explosive Power of Love
We are faced with a choice – once again unleashing Hiroshima or rejoicing and living in God’s kingdom. Which will I commit myself to?