I don’t normally read InterVarsity publications. One popped up in a google search for material related to the words of a theologian ” Pray with the bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.”
In this Vincentian Mindwalk I share two aspects on what that migh…
Mary “kept all these things, pondering them in her heart” (Lk 2:19; cf. 2:51). We can remember with Mary some of the memories she kept in her heart. The rosary is an invitation to look through her mother’s eyes at Jesus, the center of her life!
The picture on a puzzle box inspired me to see how the pieces fit together. This morning I read a reflection, “Either an Evangelizing Church or a Worldly Church. It provided me with the picture on the “Pope Francis puzzle box! I offer it as a picture of what guides Pop…
His life was the medium! He is a reminder to each of us that we too are the medium of the message. Come to think of it Jesus was both medium and message!
In a beautiful document on the call to human community, Pope Francis offers the “Good Samaritan” as a lens through which we can look at the many serious problems of a polarized and insensitive world.
Rereading the story from the perspective of our own experiences of anxieties is a wake-up call!
My parents shared a dream for their children. They taught their children a dream. We are God’s dream as sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. Jesus embodied that dream and taught us to live that dream.
Pope Francis call us to explore together how our Catholic social tradition can help the human family heal this world that suffers from serious illnesses.
Pope Francis and St. Vincent spoke truth to power. What guidelines might be helpful consider in speaking truth to power?
Today I invite you to evaluate ten suggestions for sharing the joy of the gospel.
As I was thinking of the aptness of the feast of St. Vincent coinciding with the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, 2020 , I was struck by Pope Francis’ use of verbs to express his concern for migrants and refugees.
“God is with us. This is the message of hope that we want to shout from the rooftops, .. and post on our social media accounts.
A description of a change agent – “one who can make changes happen by inspiring and influencing others.” How does that fit you, St. Vincent de Paul and the Vincentian Family.