How do I want the world to be different because I lived in it?
How do I want to be different because I lived in this world?
What is wrong with the picture I see?
What is the next thing that needs to be done?
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Writing Straight With Crooked Lines
Vincent and Louise were at best an improbable couple. We are blessed to know the outcomes of the 35-year intersection of these two lives. In their final chapters, they were true collaborators and equals.
Today’s Parish Is Not What It Once Was
“The Congregation is not now what it once was; nor is it what it will be.” Some 400 years later Greg Gay, his 23rd successor, adapted these words. “The world is not now what it once was, nor is it what it will be.” Today we can say “The parish is not now what it once was, nor is it what it will be.”
Cooperating In Making All Things New
Have you ever asked what is this new thing? Have we any role in making “all things new”?
Experiencing a transforming encounter with God
God does not come to us in the way we want God to come. God comes to us in the ordinariness of our daily lives… if we open our eyes to see and hear, especially the cries of the poor… we will see God.
“I’m Just a Nobody”
I’m just a nobody trying to tell everybody about somebody who can save anybody.
Do You Remember 9/11… and 8/4?
DO you remember where you were on 8/4? Most adults in the United States can tell you where they were and what they were doing that fateful morning of 9/11. Even though it nearly 20 years ago, most can recall, and even perhaps relive their emotions as the events...
“I’ve Heard That Song Before!”
Vocation directors are asking us to think of ourselves as influencers who know the Vincentian vision, live that vision, and, without necessarily saying a word, invite others into that vision.
In the Eye of the Beholder
Often the same action can be perceived differently according to whether it is connected to a rich person or a poor person.
“I Can’t Abide Standing Outside the Fire”
“To set people’s hearts on fire” This is how St. Vincent described our vocation. Paul wrote to Timothy… and to these seven men… “I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you.”
The Vitality of the Vincentian Charism Today
We are just beginning to see a new vitality of the Vincentian Charism… but in ways we did not expect!
Flying under the radar! – Vincentian Professionals?
Musicians, lawyers, graphic artists, psychologists, translators, alumni of Vincentian institutions are discovering professionals like themselves. They desire to serve those in need with their specific skills.
Who do we serve? Only the “good” poor?
John Prager CM has a stark reminder. Christ calls us to serve the poor, not only “the good poor”!