Been in a conversation where someone missed your point? I certainly have. I have, more times than I care to admit, been the one who missed the point.
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by Famvin Media Resources | June 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | June 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
by Famvin Media Resources | June 25, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments
“The Body Adored” – Fr. Rooney concludes his short series on the special feasts in the wake of the celebration of Pentecost.
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | June 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by John Freund, CM | Oct 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Been in a conversation where someone missed your point? I certainly have. I have, more times than I care to admit, been the one who missed the point.
by Jim Paddon | Oct 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
The term social justice can mean different to different people. It can also leave us confused on exactly what it is or is not.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
There’s an ancient (1964!) song entitled “More Than”– More than the greatest love the world has known/ this is the love I give to you alone.”
by John Freund, CM | Jan 26, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
As I look back over my life I realize how, over time, my relationship to God has emphasized one or another person of the Trinity.
by Ross Dizon | Jan 25, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is a lover of those whom religion and society shun: sinners, widows, orphans and strangers. They are dear to true Christians too. It seems the leaving out of “vengeance,” when Jesus read Is 61, 1-2, did not bother his fellow Nazareth citizens. For they still...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
“…make up your mind to unite spiritual assistance to the corporal service you render.”
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 23, 2022 | Formation
Fr. Rooney reflects on the respect for human life in Catholic Social Teaching, as described by former Vincentian Superior General Robert P. Maloney, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 21, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
Some preparatory materials are being provided ahead of the 2022 CM General Assembly, for reflection and sharing. One of the documents is “The identity of the CM at the beginning of its fifth centenary” by Vinícius Augusto Teixeira, CM.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
We hope that everything will be all right and then, like a bolt from the blue, an unexpected problem arises. Our expectations clash painfully with reality.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jan 20, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Everything you thought you knew about the homeless population is wrong, at least if your source is the one most people cite- the media or your own personal experience.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Whenever I have taught the Epistles of Paul or instructed lectors on these texts, I emphasize that one must read these letters as if they were addressed to oneself and to a Christian community gathered to hear them.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
I thought I was finished with the feast of the Epiphany for this year. Then I read the text of Pope Francis’ homily on the feast.