Did you know Pope Francis has Twitter accounts in nine languages and almost 53 million followers? He recently wrote,’Thank you to all who follow me on this account which was opened 10 years ago to proclaim the joy of the Gospel. Let us continue to build up this network …
Each December 12 many celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadeloupe. In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I slipped into questioning mode about the many apparitions of Mary. My questions begin with how many languages does Mary speak.. and why?
A simple fact of life. We don’t always agree… especially on things that are important to us.
A painful fact of life. Disagreements and conflicts can get out of hand.
But, there is another fact of life. We can and should learn from disagreements.
How can disagreem…
Another kind of Gmail… God’s mail. That sent me off through the corridors of postal language. Who delivers God’s mail? Jesus himself was the ultimate mail from God! He was also God’s personally chosen delivery person!
I need to remember that while I can’t do everything, I must do something.
Pope Francis, in “Envisioning and engendering an Open World”, presents a world where we move beyond the original fault of self-centeredness to recognizing the worth of every human person.
“Move us to create healthier societies and a more dignified world, a world without hunger, poverty, violence and war. May our hearts be open to all the peoples and nations of the earth.”
Real love is dangerous. Real prayer is transformative for the pray-er. Only then can the pray-er bring transformation. Prayer is movement. Let this Lent be a time when prayer transforms you. Set your prayer in motion!
In his Lenten letter, Pope Francis reminds us that Lent is a journey to Easter. At the beginning of Lent, we have an opportunity to think about where we are heading on the journey of our life.
A Vincentian priest has made it his life’s work to “go out to the margins” of society and try to restore dignity to the “living scraps” of a “throwaway culture”. Pedro Opeka CM, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize… again.
Listening is more than hearing sounds. It requires focus and respect. Are there words that help listening?
“My Broken Christ” is a story about a priest who found a broken crucifix he wanted to restore. Christ has other ideas.
They were comfortable … until they were told a story. They then learned an uncomfortable truth. The person in the story out there hid in their own heart.