Anyone seeking health insurance or entrance into a school knows the term “open enrollment”. Triggered by a Pope Francis’ homily on the feast of the Epiphany, I played with the idea of the Magi returning home and offering free instruction to anyone wanting to make th…
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Is Christmas Over?
Did you miss Christmas?
In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I ask whether Christmas is the celebration of a moment in the past or something that takes place in your life every day?
I Never Saw It Coming
I never expected to be drawn as deeply into an Apostolic Letter on the 400th anniversary of the death of Francis de Sales. I was surprised by how much resonance I found with St. Vincent.
A Tale of Two Shepherds – Peter and Francis
How did St. Peter and Pope Francis try to discover the core truth in apparently conflicting positions? What can we learn from them?
Vincentians Can’t Stand Outside the Fire
“Life is not tried, it is merely survived
If you’re standing outside the fire.” Garth Brooks “To set people’s hearts on fire, to do what the Son of God did.” St. Vincent de Paul
Can You Put Yourself In This Picture?
I am not an Ethiopian at the beginning of a thousand-mile journey. Actually, I am on a lifelong journey of trying to “put on the mind of Christ”, to see things as Jesus, the stranger in my life, sees them.
Forgotten Truths About Women
Gender and religion Some highlights from a recent study of gender gap in world religions… Standard lists of history’s most influential religious leaders tend to be predominantly, if not exclusively, male. Yet it often appears that the ranks of the faithful are...
Building the Church From Scratch
What was it like to build the church from the ground up? What were the challenges faced by those who first built the Church?
Jesus left no rule book or handbook of best practices let alone an organizational flow chart.
Were There Culture Wars In the Early Church?
Were there “culture wars” In the early church? When people from various groups began to follow Jesus they brought with them.deep-seated cultural biases.
Why Do You Celebrate Anniversaries?
Whatever the anniversary, it gives us a chance to look back over the years since the event we’re marking, and reflect on how it has shaped us.
Learning Some Theology From My Mother
“Don’t make me come down and show” offers a profound insight into the reason for the Word becoming flesh.
This Couple Influenced the Early Church
“In the letter to the Romans Paul states that all the Gentile communities are indebted to this married couple (Rom 16:4). It is hard to find higher praise than that.” Robert Maloney CM
“Pay it Forward” Sunday
Jesus teaches and models “pay it forward” mercy