“Pope Francis just won’t stop!” In this Vincentian Mindwalk I share with you what one commentator refers to as 96 hours that reveal changes in the Christian world we grew up in. I refer to 96 hours of August 27-29-30, 2022.
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To the English-speaking Churches On Planet Earth
“Very often it is a holiness found in our next-door neighbors, those who, living in our midst, reflect God’s presence. We might call them “the middle class of holiness”…
Learning From Frogs and Canaries
We have often heard the stories of the lessons we can learn from frogs and canaries. Now they can help us understand why Pope Francis invites us to join another month-long celebration with the world’s 2.2 billion Christians.
Ordinary Time, the Ordinary Saints Next Door – Six Insights of Pope Francis
Ordinary time can be a time to think about the ordinary saints in our lives and what ordinary means in the context of our lives. Pope Francis reminds us of “the saints next door” and our own call to a practical holiness.
Pope Francis Speaks On the Politics of Peace
It is refreshing that Pope Francis’ in his Message for World Day of Peace chooses to focus on “Good Politics and the Service of People.”
Pope Francis’ Christmas Wish For the World
Pope Francis’ Christmas message is all about a child who came to tell us that “God is a good Father and we are all brothers and sisters”
Pope Francis’ Homily at Midnight Mass
Celebrating Midnight Mass Pope Francis says Jesus’ birth in a manger teaches us to share our lives with our brothers and sisters in need.
The Homily I Wish I Had Preached!
“Wow, I wish I had preached that homily!” I know how often I experience that when I read Pope Francis’ homilies. I wish I knew Spanish to catch the full flavor.
What the Pope Understands About the Abuse Crisis
https://www.cmeast.org/2018/09/15/what-the-pope-understands-about-the-abuse-crisis/
What the Pope Understands About the Abuse Crisis
Here. in his own words spoken to Jesuits, is what the Pope understands about the causes of the abuse and coverup…
Why Did Pope Francis make These 10 Startling Staements?
https://www.cmeast.org/2018/07/31/why-did-pope-francis-make-these-10-startling-statements/
What Do Jesuits and Vincentians Have in Common?
Fr. Pat Griffin reminds us of what Jesuits and Vincentians… and indeed each of us, have in common.
Why Did Pope Francis Make These 10 Startling Statements?
“We are moved because “we have seen and heard” not a cold statistic but the pain of a suffering humanity, our own pain, our own flesh.”