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?
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2022 Is Almost “A Wrap”
We are in the closing days of 2022. In this Vincentian Mindwalk I would like to use key insights of Cory Mansfield and Staff to put “a wrap on 2022.” Their words help me think more clearly and effectively about my future in 2023.
Forgotten Traumas of the First Christmas
Our version of celebrating Christmas often has little to do with the reality behind Christmas.These days, chaotic and commercialized, press in our consciousness. Who has time to think about the deeper dimensions of Christmas or Christ’s Mass? In this Vincentian Mindwalk let’s explore the forgotten traumas of the first Christmas.
Mom, How Long Until Christmas?
As children, Christmas could not come soon enough. Now it comes and goes in a flash.
In this Vincentian Mindwalk I explore what it meant to wait for the Messiah coming then… and now recognizing Jesus who into our lives everyday.
“Home for the Holidays”
For many of my years, “Home for the Holidays” was in the back of most people’s minds come Thanksgiving and Christmas.
In this Vincentian Mindwalk I reflect on a practice that seems to be non-existent. Going to God’s House to give thanks on Thanksgiving.
Pope Francis – the challenge of “littleness” and dialogue
Pope Francis say ‘Littleness is where God is” … Let us ask ourselves” can we accept the challenge of littleness.
“By the coming of Jesus, the Person of the Word made flesh, into our world, God showed us the way of encounter and dialogue. Indeed, he made that way incarnate in himself, so that we might know it and follow it, in trust and hope.
Pope Francis – Holy Innocents Today
Like Joseph… we need courage to guard from the new Herods of our time, who devour the innocence of our children.
Christmas Conversations, Challenges, and Blessings
Christmas has many dimensions. Christmas gatherings spark conversations at many levels – past, present, and future.
Christmas and Baptism – From Outside or Inside?
“Baptism is like a very precious gift package that remains unopened, like a Christmas gift, misplaced somewhere and forgotten about, even before it was opened.” It is too big for my imagination.
My Experiences as a Time-traveler!
Living in three different worlds at once involves connecting three different mind-sets.
Christmas Greeting from the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission
Evergreen Vincentian Resources at Christmas
There are plenty of fine spiritually nourishing Vincentian resources for Christmas making the rounds. The list keeps growing. Here are some places to start.
Christmas Greeting from Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM to the Vincentian Family
Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM asks “How can we not be grateful to the Lord for this year 2017 when we were able to celebrate our Jubilee for the 400 years of our Vincentian Charism?”