In my active years of helping families, I often heard two seemingly contradictory thoughts about parents in “real families.”
Reflections
Deny, Slap, Beat, Crucify Jesus
by Ross Dizon | March 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Firewood for the Soul: Lightning Speed
by Samantha Hill | March 18, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Investment or Expense?
by Lindsey Adams | March 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In a country where some children as young as five have to generate income, education seems an unaffordable investment.
Lenten Letter Group Reflection – Part 4
by Famvin Media Resources | March 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Reflection for groups, on the Lenten Letter 2024 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family. Fourth and final part: Conclusions and Future Challenges.
Contemplation: A Friend of a Friend – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
by Tim Williams | Mar 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Have you ever had a friend with very different interests than your own?...
Deny, Slap, Beat, Crucify Jesus
by Ross Dizon | Mar 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, in life and in death, is one with those who are poor, who have no power, whom others cast out. Hence, we cannot...
Gratitude: The Key (1 Cor. 9: 16-19; Mk.1:29-39)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A question: what is it that allows people to keep on giving? What is it that motivates someone who isn’t receiving any reward or payment to continue being generous?
Post-COVID Modern Day Rip Van Winkles
by John Freund, CM | Mar 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
The “digital revolution” began some 50 years ago depending upon which milestone you choose. We are just now beginning to realize how this digital revolution is impacting every facet of our lives.
Contemplation: Guideposts on the Journey – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
by Tim Williams | Mar 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org To boast about our accomplishments in works of charity brings to mind a routine by the comedian Chris Rock, in which he jokes about people who brag when they do what they are supposed to do. (“I graduated high...
Lift up the Son of Man on the Cross
by Ross Dizon | Mar 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Those in power lift up Jesus on the wood of the cross. In letting them do so, he proves true his word that God so loves the world that he gives his only Son, so that those who believe in him may have eternal life. The Lord tells Moses to lift up on a pole a serpent...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 46
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
New Wine, New Wineskins
by Mary Frances Jaster | Mar 4, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
We have a new baby in our family. Jacob is just two weeks old, and he has captured me in a surprising way. Why am I so surprised?
Firewood for the Soul: Are we the Innkeepers?
by Samantha Hill | Mar 4, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Living Lent in the “School of the Poor”
by Girolamo Grammatico | Mar 3, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, Reflections
“Vincentian Lent” invites us to an inner journey of questions and reflections, placing humility and the preferential option for the poor at the center.
Lenten Letter Group Reflection – Part 2
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Reflection for groups, on the Lenten Letter 2024 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family. Part Two: Personal Experience of Eucharistic Adoration.