Formation
A Holy Nudge (Is 61; Jn 1:19-28)
by Tom McKenna, CM | December 16, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
One of my favorite words, both because of the way it sounds and what it connotes, is “nudge”
We Don’t Listen To Secular Prophets Either
by John Freund, CM | December 16, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment
Israel’s prophets talked, but their audiences didn’t listen. Little has changed in 3,000 years. Like the prophets of the Bible, anyone who tries this nowadays is likely to be ignored or derided at best, if not silenced in a variety of ways.
Abode of Prayer and Hope for All
by Ross Dizon | December 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: A Heritage of Reconciling
by John Freund, CM | December 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
How did Vincent, Louise, and our respective founders embody reconciliation?
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Called to Evangelize and To Be Evangelized
by Mary Pimmel-Freeman, Director of Vincentian Mission Corps | Dec 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Attention to the realities of present-day society, especially to the factors that cause an unequal distribution of the world’s goods, so that we can better carry out our prophetic task of evangelization.
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Advent Letter 2021 of Bro. René Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity
by Vincentian Family Office | Dec 6, 2021 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Bro. René Stockman has written an Advent Letter to his Brothers, Associate Members and Collaborators in the Apostolate:
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A Vincentian Minute: Thoughts on Blessed Frederic Ozanam, Part 2
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 5, 2021 | Formation
Fr. Aidan Rooney, C.M. presents the second episode of his video series on Blessed Frederic Ozanam, one of the principal thinkers of the Vincentian Way.
Inter-Mission: Springtime of body and soul
by John Freund, CM | Mar 8, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
In her latest reflection for the NCR series Global Sisters Report "Inter-Mission: Springtime of body and soul" Janet Gildea SC connects the dots between her remission from cancer and the parable of the power of the Pope's visit to heal the suffering and violence...
Collaboration is… to let myself be accompanied
by Javier F. Chento | Mar 7, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
A few months ago, I went to visit a friend, an elderly Daughter of Charity. She has retired from all service activity, not because she is already in her eighties, but...because of her illnesses. If it were up to her, she would continue to do something, however small,...
Vincentian Lifestyle
by Lynn L'Heureux | Mar 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian Lifestyle - The Gaze of God - Vincentians Planted by God - Vincentian Journey of Holiness Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday March 8, 2016 Vincentian Lifestyle - Vincentian spirituality is embedded in a lifestyle of giving and love. It is an...
Blessed Trinity Missionary Institute: Connect and Learn
by Vincentian Family Office | Mar 7, 2016 | Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
A very gifted member of the Missionary Cenacle Apostolate, Dr. Margaret Healy, following the inspirations of Fr. Thomas Judge, CM, set on the path to create the Blessed Trinity Missionary Institute, a secular institute composed of vowed laity. It was formally...
Vincentian View of the Stations of the Cross
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 6, 2016 | Formation
One way of looking at the Stations of the Cross is that we're praying in a spirit of reparation for the sufferings and insults that Jesus endured during His Passion. Pope Saint John Paul II referred to Acts of Reparation as the "unceasing effort to stand beside the...
The Mercy of the Lord Burns: Sinfulness in the Fire of God’s Mercy
by Michael Whalen, CM | Mar 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The Mercy of the Lord Burns: Sinfulness in the Fire of God’s Mercy Matthew Fox, the popularizer of a school of Christian spirituality sometimes known as “creation-centered,” once listed Vincent de Paul as a subscriber to such a spirituality. Apparently anyone...
Vincentians of Wherever: Teachers
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Coming from a family of many teachers, it would seem fairly routine for me to be in a teaching program. However, until my experience as a Gateway Vincentian Volunteer (’09-’10), education was never something I had considered. I initially joined GVV looking to do...
Lenten Shift: Exploring Vincentian Themes
by John Freund, CM | Mar 5, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Exploring Vincentian themes is part of our Lenten Shift, metaphorically "shifting gears" in Lent, can be a helpful process. Change what you do. Change what you see, change what you read. We fast so we can feed the deeper parts of ourselves. This is the second of a...
Invitation to a mini-retreat with the Pope
by John Freund, CM | Mar 5, 2016 | Church, Formation, Reflections
Ten questions for the Vincentian Family...and for the Pope and his Curia. I recently saw notice that Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia will spend March 6 through March 10 at the Casa Divin Maestro in Ariccia, Italy. But what really struck me was the set of...