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.
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Lenten Video Series: Day 3, With God, I Can Do Anything
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | February 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 3: With God, I Can Do Anything.
Lent: Preparing to Celebrate Easter
by Famvin Media Resources | February 19, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments
In this Coffee Break, Fr. Bob Gielow, CM, talks about some reasons to “celebrate”, and offers some practical suggestions for Lent.
This Lent – Where’re Ya Going?
by John Freund, CM | February 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 2 Comments
At the beginning of Lent, we have an opportunity to think about where we are heading on the journey of our life. In his Lenten letter, Pope Francis reminds us that Lent is a journey to Easter.
A Canadian View: The Preferential Option for the Poor, Part Four
by Jim Paddon | February 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Part Four: In recent years there has been considerable discussion and at times some confusion over the topics of The preferential option for the poor, systemic change and our Vincentian charism.
A Vincentian View: The Synod and the Spirit
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.
Pope Francis – Magi School of Seekers Visiting Professor
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.
Without Migration There is No Christianity
by John Freund, CM | Sep 24, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Now here’s a thought… "Everything must be rethought in terms of migration. Without migration there is no Christianity.” Dr. Peter Phan offered this thought in a presentation "Deus Migrator/God the Migrator: Migration of Theology and the Theology of Migration"...
The Life of St. Vincent de Paul As Parable
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 23, 2016 | Formation
What lessons can be learned by observing key points in the life of St. Vincent? In working with the poor and marginalized, can we find contemporary stories and parables to use in evangelizing others?
Vincentian Gospel Reflections: Feast of St. Vincent de Paul
by Sr. Kieran Kneaves, DC | Sep 23, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
FEAST OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL September 27 Gospel: (Luke 4: 16-19) Jesus came to Nazareth where he had been reared, and entering the synagogue on the sabbath as he was in the habit of doing, he stood up to do the reading. When the book of the prophet Isaiah was...
#famvin400 It’s not about Vincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
Really... it's not about Vincent. It's about Jesus. "Follow me" by Casting Crowns get's at the heart of the matter. https://youtu.be/LraPDltKlvI Reflection and challenge: The call "Follow Me" that you hear...
A Process of Conversion #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Is conversion on your agenda? It was on St. Vincent's! As we approach the Feast of St. Vincent, it's important to look to the heart of the matter. More than celebrations, the Feast needs to be a time of re commitment. Celestino Fernandez, C.M., addressing the recent...
Adopting a Missionary Spirit…
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 21, 2016 | Formation
...without becoming a foreign missionary! Jack Melito, and Vincentian priest of the western province USA, has a way with words. He notes that Vincent's missionary spirit was fueled by his connection to other missionaries. Vincent’s zeal made him a restless spirit,...
A Vincentian View: The Joy of Being Found
by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 21, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View “The Joy of Being Found” Our Gospel of Sunday, September 11 contains the entire fifteenth chapter of Luke’s Gospel and the three parables therein. The ideas of being “lost” and “found” and “joyful” are central in each story. Listen again to the words...
Systemic Change and Systems Thinking
by John Freund, CM | Sep 21, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Systemic change, consciously or unconsciously, operates in the context of recognizable rules of systems thinking. Luis E. Romero offers a summary of Peter Senge’s 11 laws of systems thinking. Reflecting on these laws might provide us with insights in our efforts at...
Indifference is Dehumanizing and Damning
by Ross Dizon | Sep 20, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is God's resounding “no” to indifference toward the needy. The parable of the unnamed rich man and poor Lazarus condemns indifference toward the poor and helpless. It is not that the rich man is explicitly unjust. Apparently, it does not bother him that...