Sometimes, it is very difficult to spot the difference between the “real thing” or an imitation.
Let’s explore different understandings of imitating Christ.


Sometimes, it is very difficult to spot the difference between the “real thing” or an imitation.
Let’s explore different understandings of imitating Christ.

I can remember two talks that stopped me in my tracks … and still nourish me today. Each, in its own way, broadened my vision of what it means to be a follower of Christ, the Evangelizer of the Poor.

Beginning with St. Louise we know some things of Vincentian mothers over a four-century span. They were mentored Vincentian dreams of following Christ the Evangelizer of the Poor.
We are people with a mission…to do what Jesus did. People who use the skills of their profession in frontline “field hospitals” or mobilize those who are committed to “seeking long-term solutions.”
“And it is there, in the faces of poor and struggling people, that I have found the most direct road to God.”
The hero operates off his own agenda, whereas the knight is under someone else’s agenda.