“Call,” a notion that figures prominently in the Scriptures, God summoning people to change direction. Heading nowhere in particular, someone senses an inner prod to take some new course.
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by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 3, 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 13: Prayer Isn’t a One Way Street.
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“In every situation, Joseph declared his own “fiat,” like those of Mary at the Annunciation and Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.”
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 2, 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 12: Surrender Yourself.
by Ross Dizon | March 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
“Call,” a notion that figures prominently in the Scriptures, God summoning people to change direction. Heading nowhere in particular, someone senses an inner prod to take some new course.
by John Freund, CM | Feb 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
I never used to think about Lent until Ash Wednesday and the ritual of receiving ashes. My earliest recollection of Lent is that I wanted it to be over.
by Ross Dizon | Feb 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the light of the world. To follow him means not to walk in the dark, in lies, but to have the light of life,...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 25, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Self-worth is not a phrase that would have been much discussed in the 17th century. You're not going to find it in the lexicon of St. Vincent. But the concept was not foreign to him. He knew that of human worth (and because of that, self-worth) was founded on what God...
by Guillermo Campuzano | Aug 25, 2016 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
“Many times I am ashamed to be part of this inhumane humanity”[1] Without a doubt the most hurtful aspect of our world today is the continuous dehumanization of reality. The violence, hunger, the marginalization, the ever growing inequality, and the lack of...
by Pat Griffin, CM | Aug 24, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View “Giving Your Best” I have been on vacation for the past two weeks. I feel fortunate that these were the two weeks of the Olympic Games. During the first week, I was with my two sisters and my brother’s family in Northboro, MA. We spent much of the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 24, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Seeds of future systemic changes….Father Gregory Gay, during his twelve years as Superior General, consistently invited us to think beyond what we were accustomed to, especially in terms of collaboration for systemic change. Here are the questions that he presented in...
by Ross Dizon | Aug 23, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the definitive divine word that teaches us to be humble. He is also the perfect response of humility to the divine word. Jesus goes to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees. Since the Pharisees love places of honor at banquets, one can suppose...
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 22, 2016 | Formation
Years before Vincent de Paul founded the Congregation of the Mission or the Daughters of Charity, the Vincentian charism of service began to take its first steps in a small town in eastern France, called Châtillon-les-Dombes (today Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne). Today,...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Aug 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
"Your Sins are forgiven" – The Largest Room! – St. Anthony's Bread – Christian Ways Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast, Repost from June 2013 “Your Sins are forgiven.” (Luke 36:49) These words of Jesus are so beautiful in our lives. We are forgiven no matter what we...
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 21, 2016 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity
It was in Châtillon-les-Dombes, a small French village, that St. Vincent created on August 23, 1617 the first of the “Confraternities,” later called “Charities.” This was the nucleus from which stemmed the AIC (known in the United States as Ladies of Charity). Watch...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 21, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Lay Missionaries
“In this life, we cannot always do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” - Mother Theresa VLM’s moto is to “do one thing, do something.” Ethiopia has previously been stereotyped as a country that has had many problems. Although there may be some...