Our Advent series examines the virtue of gentleness through daily reflections from the book “Seasons in Spirituality” by Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.
Formation
To Trust God and Repent | Week Two
An Advent Journey with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | A Five-Part Series. Week Two: To Trust God and Repent.
A Vincentian View: A Vincentian Crèche
An invitation from the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy asked me to create a reflection for their digital Advent + Christmas crèche calendar for 2022
Stretching Toward The Kingdom
A key theme in a recent workshop on intercultural living was stretching – the oftentimes painful effort needed to expand our perspectives and widen our view of what true and valuable.
Seeing But Not Seeing in Our Ministry on the Margins
We tend to only see what is within the horizon of our experiences. We need people who broaden our vision to wider possibilities.
Rejection of Jesus by His Very Own People
Jesus is the great prophet that God has raised up from among us. Rejection of him on our part will leave us not knowing the truth that will free us. Jesus wins approval and admiration at the synagogue in Nazareth. But suddenly, he becomes an object of rejection....
Part of our Life
Being a Vincentian is part of our life, the same as being a professional, father, mother, son, daughter, student, etc.
St. Vincent, and All Vincentians, As Formators
Most of St. Vincent’s letters, documents, and conferences were aimed at the formation of those whom he had gathered together in the service of the poor, and we are called to act in the same spirit.
A Heart On Fire 400 Years Ago Shaped Our Church Today (Part 1)
St. Vincent’s legacy has stood the test of time because he not only changed his world, but anticipated many of the most exciting currents in today’s Church. Part 1 of a new video series written and narrated by Fr. John Freund, C.M.
World Youth Day – From the Perspective of an Older Generation
“Youth are needed because of their boldness and audacity, even their imprudence. They provide us with new ideas and a new way of doing things that we had never imagined.” Frederic Ozanam
A Canadian View: Hope and Despair
On a recent day of doing four home visits with my partner, I saw two very different views on what this year may have in store for us: Hope and Despair.
A Vincentian View: A Call to Conversion
I am struck by the way in which “the feast of the Conversion of Paul” creates a context at beginning and end with which Vincent’s bounds his remembrance.
