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An Ocean of Mercy
“Give it all to God,” the priest said after I described my struggles with sinfulness, my shortcomings, my stubborn selfishness. “Give it all to God,” he said, “and know that He loves you. He loves you. He loves you.” Let those words wash over you in a wave of mercy –...
Lord, direct our servant hearts to you.
February 29 -Thursday of the Second Week of Lent Readings: Jer 17:5-10, Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6, Lk 16:19-31 Invitation to Prayer: Lord, direct our servant hearts to you. Reflection: I’ve known many rich people, many more poor people, and still even more Pharisees in my...
Celebrate the Greatest Love!
Tomorrow two seemingly unrelated observations will collide in Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day. The day of fasting when many Christians receive the mark of ashes on their foreheads will seem to stand in stark contrast to the bright red and pink store displays of...
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Cast All Your Worries On Him: The Peter Prescription
Isn’t it so easy to get bogged down with our daily worries and anxieties? There are so many distractions vying for our attention. It is too easy to turn our eyes from Jesus and forget that he cares deeply about us. As our director of spirituality Deacon Mark Danis...
Everyday Heroes
We are THANKFUL for the amazing people who show up every day and love their neighbors through their work and their presence at St. Vincent de Paul. One such person is Rehousing Manager Angel Bernard, who was recently honored as an Everyday Ohio Hero by the Ohio...
Walking the Way of the Cross
A reflection for Holy Week as together we enter into the Lord's Passion, Death, and Resurrection: All of us experience moments of darkness, when everything we do can feel like failure, everything we want to change we can't change yet. Patience isn't asked; it's...
Simple to Say, Difficult to Do : A Lenten reflection on loving our enemies.
*This reflection by St. Vincent de Paul's Executive Director Michael Vanderburgh was originally published on The Catholic Telegraph website.* March 4: Saturday of the First Week of Lent Readings: Dt 26:16-19, Mt 5:43-48 Invitation to Prayer: “Behold, now is a very...
You are a masterpiece of His Love.
“You are a masterpiece of His love, wounded, disfigured by sin, but remade by the Redeemer, more beautiful than before.” (I Believe in Love, Father Jean C.J. d’Elbée) As our troubled world spins on, this week marks the beginning of the spiritual season of Lent. It is...
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