“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Church on the Way.
Pope Francis
A Daring Prudence – Systemic Change
by John Freund, CM | May 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
“… create a Family that looks to the past for inspiration, but is also eager to create a vibrant innovative collaborative future in the service of the most abandoned.” Fr. Robert Maloney
The Pope Video • The World of Finance
by .famvin | May 8, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: The World of Finance.
Mary and the Mommy School
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Three words sum up Mary’s attitude: listening, decision, action. They are words that point out a way for us too as we face what the Lord asks of us in life. Listening, decision, action. (Pope Francis)
Called to Ecological Conversion
by Sister Caroljean Willie, SC | April 25, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
One of the themes threaded throughout Laudato Si’ is the need for an ecological conversion.
Leaven or Fungus for “Thy Kingdom Come!”?
by John Freund, CM | Aug 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Leaven is “a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better.” Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. When are we leaven … and when are we fungi for the Kingdom?
The Pope Video • Social Friendship
by .famvin | Jul 3, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Social Friendship
How Blend Systemic Change and a “Culture of Encounter”?
by John Freund, CM | Sep 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
How do offer I friendship, provide holistic service, and serve as advocates for those who are poor?
Praying for All Creation
by John Freund, CM | Aug 26, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change
Throughout a month-long celebration, the world’s 2.2 billion Christians come together to care for our common home.
The Pope Video • The Maritime World
by .famvin | Aug 8, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: The Maritime World.
“Seeing” – the Necessary Beginning of Systemic Change
by John Freund, CM | Aug 5, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
St. Vincent’s pastoral insight was “See, Judge and Act.” It all began with “Seeing”!
A Saint Speaks To America From His Heart
by John Freund, CM | Jul 6, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections
I suspect you will feel moved, proud, and challenged by the words of Pope Saint John Paul II.
The Pope Video • Our Families
by .famvin | Jul 4, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Our Families.
Laudato Si – A Call To Change Our Way of Thinking
by John Freund, CM | Jun 24, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Do you think it is possible to capture the essence of Laudato SI in one cartoon or just five words?
What Must We As Vincentian Family Do?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
With the disciples on the road to Emmaus, we are all struggling to make sense of the past few weeks since the murder of George Floyd.
Recognizing the Body Of Christ Today
by John Freund, CM | Jun 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Gradually I became aware of the Body of Christ frozen in time in Michelangelo’s masterpiece, The Pieta.