Each year at St. John’s University we celebrate Founder’s Week from September 20-27.
Formation
My Experience in Uvalde, Texas
by Sister Regina Hlavac, D.C. | June 15, 2023 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 1 Comment
The Catholic Extension asked for 10 Sister volunteers to be a part of their Fun Camp for the 3rd and 4th graders and their parents from Robb Elementary School.
Naming God (Exodus 34: 8-9; John 3:16)
by Tom McKenna, CM | June 14, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Two people are in a conversation, asking how they feel about each other. After much back and forth, one says to the other, “How would you name that feeling?”
The NATO approach to Corpus Christi
by John Freund, CM | June 14, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
I never realized how often Jesus reminded his followers to move beyond talk to action.
Sheep Who Do Not Have a Shepherd
by Ross Dizon | June 13, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Being Vincent de Paul (video)
by .famvin | Sep 27, 2023 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Have you ever wondered what it would take for you to be St. Vincent de Paul?
Have You Tried Praying the News?
by John Freund, CM | Sep 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Have you heard the expression “Pray with the bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other?”
Keep Jesus Christ in Our Hearts
by Ross Dizon | Dec 25, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Son of God and the Brother of all men and women. To belong to his family means to keep in the heart his teaching. Twelve-year old Jesus sits in the midst of the teachers. He listens and asks them questions; all who hear him are amazed. No doubt, it is...
Christmas With Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 24, 2021 | Formation
An examination of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Collected Writings reveals many stories of Christmas, often marked by sorrow, illness, and death… but with ever-present threads of joy and hope.
Have We Outgrown Nativity Scenes?
by John Freund, CM | Dec 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
A good number of readers have either witnessed or were participants as children in appropriate costumes and props re-enacted the Nativity scene.
Can Dickens Teach Us Homeless Advocacy?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Dec 23, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol?” Who hasn’t read it, or heard it or seen it on stage or screen?
A Vincentian View: Journeying Together – Joseph and Mary
by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 22, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Pope Francis has decided that an emphasis in our Catholic community for the next few years will focus our attention on the concept of “synodality.”
Who Wants To Change Your Way of Thinking?
by John Freund, CM | Dec 22, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Sometimes it seems that everybody wants to change our way of thinking.
Find Jesus Christ on the Outskirts
by Ross Dizon | Dec 21, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is born on the outskirts of Bethlehem, in a shelter for animals in bad weather. There, yes, is where to find and touch him, and be touched by him. “Poignant and powerful, this is a real song, maybe just too real for some tastes.” It is one of the many comments...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XII
by John Freund, CM | Dec 21, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
The poor and rich, the weak and the powerful are one and the same flesh of humanity…
Daughters of Charity Services launches campaign to support disadvantaged young families at Christmas
by Riana Rae Brown | Dec 20, 2021 | Formation, News
Daughters of Charity Services has launched a new campaign – Make a Child’s Christmas – to raise money for young families in the UK who are struggling to meet basic needs.