Formation

Questioning God’s First Question, Where Are You?

by John Freund, CM | May 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Do you remember God’s first question? It’s one parents often ask their children. But it is also one that has many meanings according to the context.

Justice’s Role to Prevent the Attack

by Jimmy Walters | May 23, 2024 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments

Blessed Frederic Ozanam wrote, “Charity is the Samaritan who pours oil on the wounds of the traveler who has been attacked. It is justice’s role to prevent the attack.”[

A Vincentian View: Tongues of Fire

by Pat Griffin, CM | May 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

We live in a world and at a time that has much need for the energizing fire of the Holy Spirit.

Let Me See Again!

by John Freund, CM | May 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

The blind beggar never saw it coming! No pun intended! I mean it quite literally. He was no doubt hoping and praying that someday he would be able to see. But did he ever think that it would actually happen that day. .. and in an encounter with Jesus? (Luke 18:35) The...

How Mother Seton Teaches Us About the Gift of God Himself

by Danielle Bean | May 30, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton believed in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist even before she was fully received into the Church.

“Seeing” Homelessness Through Data

by Lydia Stazen | May 30, 2024 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Street homelessness is in many ways a very visible social and infrastructure issue, while sheltered homelessness and inadequate housing are less obvious to the observer.

Hearing the Voice (John 10:11-18)

by Tom McKenna, CM | May 29, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

I think people would worry if someone accused them of “hearing voices.” But the truth of the matter is that during each week, any number of voices are directed at us.

Eucharistic Gift – Wrapped In a Story

by John Freund, CM | Apr 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

We know the Pope appreciates a good story. Maybe that is why a Capuchin preacher, speaking to the Pope, ended his profound reflection on the Eucharist with a story.

Celebrating Easter in the spirit of the Vincentian Charism

by Jean Rolex, C.M. | Apr 11, 2024 | Formation

St. Vincent used to celebrate Easter, living according to the rules of Christianity. And he asked his missionaries to do the same, recommending that their actions and works should always be permeated by the spirit of God.

A Vincentian View: Recognizing the Lord

by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Each year during the Easter Season, I find myself fascinated by the idea that the friends of Jesus do not recognize him in the resurrected form.

Learning To “Mercy” Is Like Learning To Walk

by John Freund, CM | Apr 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Do you remember learning to walk? Perhaps not. Yet, we were all once little children.

Contemplation: Happy Travelers – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection

by Tim Williams | Apr 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Our Vincentian formation, we are taught, is a lifelong process of becoming. Like all of God’s people, our lives are not simply a series of events, but a journey – a spiritual journey towards perfection in union with our...

Catch the Good News of Jesus Christ

by Ross Dizon | Apr 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

The one who has risen is the same Jesus of Nazareth that the disciples have known, loved and followed on the roads of Galilee. To be his witness means to see to it that other folks catch the Good News. Those who make up a group can easily catch each other’s fears or...