“Taking in the news.” It can refer to events both good and bad, taking in the news of a baby’s birth, for instance, or at the other end, receiving word of a loved one’s passing.
Formation
Defending our Beliefs and Loving our Adversaries • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | May 4, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
St. Louise de Marillac: a committed woman (Part 1 of 5) (New series)
by Famvin Media Resources | May 3, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
Louise de Marillac, awakened by her faith in a God who takes the side of the poor, sees the person in distress and takes action.
Doing the Dishes
by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
“Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes.”
What It Means to Pray Without Ceasing According to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
by Danielle Bean | May 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
God doesn’t want a casual relationship. He wants us to turn to him in everything we do. As St. Elizabeth Ann Seton says: “He wants us to lift our hearts to him. Always.”
My Favorite Image of God
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.
Lover of Sinners and Outcast
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...
From Value to Virtue: Simplicity
by Santiago Azcarate, CM | Nov 10, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
To say #IamVincent means to live a life of virtue. Actually, it means to live a life of five essential virtues. The first is Simplicity: the virtue of transparency. In listing the virtues that Vincentians have to cultivate in order to follow Vincent de Paul and in...
Taking a Chance on Someone: #IamVincent @SJUMission
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 10, 2016 | Formation, News
To "take a chance" on someone is profoundly Vincentian. Vincent and Louise did it when they said yes to Marguerite Naseau. Vincentian institutions need to focus on the possibilities within each human person. To do this is to say #IamVincent, and allow the person to...
The History of Salvation in a Medal • Tales of the Miraculous Virgin
by Kelvin Maldonado | Nov 10, 2016 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, Formation, Reflections
In less than a month, the Vincentian Family will greet the Virgin with special affection in its invocation of "Miraculous." Surely this month many reflections will be published online, on her history, present, etc. Last week, we invited...
Lost and Found
by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Lost and Found (Luke 19:1-10; Wisdom 11) Throughout Luke’s gospel, Jesus tells a good number of “lost and found” parables and incidents. There’s the lost and found coin, the lost-found pearl and earlier on the lost-found tax collector, Levi. And last Sunday we come...
Eucharist and The Need for Change
by John Freund, CM | Nov 9, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change
Eucharist challenges us to recognize and confront the structures of sin. It prepares us for a mission to transform the world.
Perseverance in Seeking the Kingdom
by Ross Dizon | Nov 8, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the sublime example of the person who attains salvation through perseverance in fostering the kingdom of God. Jesus says, “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you besides.” But he does not only preach;...
We are All Sinners – Good Christians Know
by Lynn L'Heureux | Nov 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
We are all Sinners - Good Christians Know - Why did Jesus Come to Us? - Living for Eternity Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast We are all Sinners We as Vincentians know we are forgiven. One of my favourite sayings is: We are journeying to Sainthood and are sinners...
Humility and Charity of Blessed Rosalie Rendu
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 6, 2016 | Formation
Continuing with our celebration this Wednesday of the anniversary of the beatification of Rosalie Rendu, D.C. on Nov. 9, 2003, here is another excerpt from the book by Sister Louise Sullivan, D.C.: "Sister Rosalie Rendu: A Daughter of Charity On Fire with Love for the...
Surrounded by a Great Cloud of Witnesses
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Nov 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
“After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands” (Rev.7:9). This is how St....