St. Vincent and Louise got off to a rocky start. Yet their collaboration produced transformational results that echo today. What can we learn from them?
Mindwalk Podcasts: Latest posts and thoughts...
Who, or What Has Transformed Your life?
Who, or what, has transformed your life?
Let’s explore what and who transformed St. Vincent de Paul.
Have You Tried Praying the News?
Have you heard the expression “Pray with the bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other”
Let’s explore in this Vincentian Mindwalk.
Was Jesus an “Either/Or” …or… a “Both/And” Thinker?
Jesus said “Let not your hearts be troubled!” My heart is troubled by the polarization of “either/or” thinking. So I ask was Jesus and “either/or” thinker? Or was he a “both/and thinker?
What Bricklayers can teach us about work… and following Christ
A traveler spotted three men laying bricks. He asked the first man what he was doing. “I’m laying bricks.” The second man said he was “putting up a wall.” The third man was “building a cathedral.” Let’s explore.
Getting Personal About Life Choices
I have no recollection of the initial life choice my parents made in my name. But they set me on a path I still walk 85 years later. It led me to unexpected of a life choice to be a Vincentian.
What is the largest conversation in the world?
What is the largest and longest conversation in the world?
In 2019, Pope Francis set in motion a three-year conversation among 1.3 billion Catholics.
Eyes on Earth Day – Eyes Closed? Glazed? Wide-open?
What metaphor best describes your attitude toward “Earth Day?’
Eyes blind, glazed, or wide-open?
In this Vincentian Mindwalk, let’s explore the “big picture” Pope Francis sees.
Emmaus – Why Was Jesus Slow Revealing His Resurrection?
Up until now, I never thought about “how” Jesus shared his news with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
I never paid attention to the “how” he shared the good news in each of the appearances after his resurrection.
Could You Be Convicted of “Mercying?”
Today I wonder whether our concept of mercy is too small or is a one-way street. I wonder how many sermons went beyond assuring us of the gift of God’s mercy. Certainly, an important theme.
Yet how many sermons stressed the need for us to be merciful?
Pay It Forward Sunday – What? Divine Mercy!
“Pay It Forward.” The lead line in the movie was, “When someone does you a good deed, don’t pay it back; pay it forward.”
Isn’t that what Jesus meant when he said “Do this in memory of me!”
Think the Church Is Messed Up today?
Do you think the church has ever before faced as severe crises as it faces today?
Let’s explore the problems faced today and those of the early Church.
What can we learn?
Are There Any Roads You Have Not Taken?
Today I ask are there any roads you didn’t take… or maybe not follow far enough?
Do we sometimes keep Jesus in the tombs of our hearts?