“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26) A biblical promise of a spiritual transplant!
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Lent – Call to Change Our Way of Thinking
If we wake up to the good news of the love God has for us is all around us, we want to tell the good news about how we are loved by loving others as God loves us. And so we live according to this new way of thinking. If we wake up to the good news of the love God has for us is all around us, we want to tell the good news about how we are loved by loving others as God loves us. And so we live according to this new way of thinking.
Another way my thinking about Lent has changed
Looking back I thank God for the “wake up” call to pay attention to whether my actions are signs of God’s love.
Do You Dare a Different Lent?
“My Broken Christ” is a story about a priest who found a broken crucifix he wanted to restore. Christ has other ideas.
Connecting Lent, Valentine’s Day, and Systemic Change
At first glance, it may seem like quite a stretch to connect Ash Wednesday, Valentine’s Day and Systemic Change. But hear me out. Actually, it is not that hard.
Changing the Clocks of Our Lives
This year the changing of our time clocks coincides with the beginning of Lent. is an opportunity to step back and look at the vocational choices we have already made – marital, religious, or priestly.
“Mary did not know it was Jesus.” John 20:15
Sharing our faith experiences of seeing Jesus in our daily encounters.
Lenten Pilgrimage to the Heart
In his Lenten letter, the Superior General reflects on practices that made Saint Vincent into a Mystic of Charity: spiritual direction, the sacrament of Reconciliation, and faith sharing.
Lenten Examination of Conscience Based on the Five Virtues
Set aside some time this week to ask yourself the following questions, based on the five Vincentian Virtues of Humility, Simplicity, Meekness, Mortification, and Zeal.
Lent and the Tension of Being Bridges to Belonging
For Vincentians heeding the call to conversion translates into being servants of hospitality and communion and belonging … and the inevitability of the tension of holding on to truths that seem to conflict.
Change your way of thinking about the bible
This Lent will we allow the dangerous book, the Bible, into our lives by reading it more frequently? Will we allow what we read to shape our lives regarding the issues of our day and our lives?
Waking up to God with Francis and Vincent – II
Pope Francis and St. Vincent call us to change our way of thinking about the “not so nice” people we encounter.
Lent – wake up to God with Pope Francis and St. Vincent
During the coming weeks of Lent, we will present reflections rooted in his letter and centered on the theme “Lent – waking up to God with Pope Francis and Saint Vincent.