Formation
Equal Treatment of Everyone in Need
by Ross Dizon | September 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Vincentian Prayer Images: Doing What We Can
by John Freund, CM | September 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
What holds me back from doing what I can? Do I pray that we live this heritage today?
Swim in the mud
by Javier F. Chento | September 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
False news is omnipresent on the Internet and is not limited to the pandemic. They are everywhere and affect all the information that comes to us with regard to any topic.
To Serve the Poor in their Material and Spiritual Need: Healing (Part III)
by .famvin | September 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
During this time of pandemic the Vincentian Family is being challenged to become creative in responding to people’s spiritual and material needs. Part 3
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The Word (Deut 4: 1-8; Jas 1:17-27)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
I remember a heated conversation between a man who was promising something to a woman, and the woman to whom the promise was being made. It ended with her exasperated response, “Those are just words.”
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Me-ism In Our World … and Church
by John Freund, CM | Sep 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Me-ism! A lens to understand our world, church… and the three year “synodal process” beginning October 2021.
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“Saint Vincent de Paul: a mystic of charity” … reflection by Fr. Hugh O’Donnell
by Vincentian Family Office | Sep 7, 2021 | Formation
The meeting of the leaders of the Vincentian Family will take place (in a virtual manner) on September 16 and 17. For...
Fasting … vows with open hands
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
On this happy day of Sr. Ellen Reilly’s vows, I hold out to you what might seem to be a strange topic: fasting. It’s got somber associations with negative things like restraint and refraining and penance. How does all that fit into an upbeat event like this? For one...
Nine day novena to St. Vincent
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
Nine days of quotes from, and prayers to, Saint Vincent de Paul, courtesy of the Daughters of Charity of Australia. Choose either the full desktop version or the mobile-friendly version of this presentation. Editor's note: Some may remember that St. Vincent's feast...
“I love humanity, it’s people I can’t stand” (C. Schultz, Peanuts)
by Ross Dizon | Jul 15, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), July 19, 2015 – Jer 23, 1-6; Eph 2, 13-18; Mk 6, 30-34 He is our peace (Eph 2, 16) Jesus embodies the divine compassion that reconciles people. He expects those he has reconciled to reflect his compassion. God has seen enough. He...
A Daughter of Charity reflects on simplicity
by John Freund, CM | Jul 14, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
SIMPLICITY AND LIFE’S JOURNEY Essay on_Simplicity by Sister Thérèse Haywood DC, Province of Australia Simplicity comes from the Latin roots sine (without) and caries (decay), or sine and cero (to smear or coat). Therefore we gain the understanding of simplicity as...
Pope Francis: Are you sure he’s not Vincentian?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 13, 2015 | Formation, News, Reflections
Among the many homilies and interventions of Pope Francis during his visit to Latin America, there are some that raise the question, "Is he a Vincentian?" He certainly expounds upon themes that any member of the Vincetian Family would find familiar. In a presentation...
Gospel of Life – Abundant Life – Praise God Always – Learn Something Each Day
by Lynn L'Heureux | Jul 13, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Gospel of Life – Abundant Life - Learn Something Each Day Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast –Tuesday July 14, 2015 Dear Family: We pray and ask the Lord to help us be willing to be His loving witnesses to others, many of whom have rebelled against God. We pray to...
Connect and Learn: Soeurs de la Toussaint (Strassburg)
by Vincentian Family Office | Jul 13, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of Strassburg (Soeurs de la Toussaint) were established 1734 at Saverne, France, by Cardinal Armand Gaston de Rohan Soubise, prince bishop of Strasbourg (1704-1749) to address the pressing needs of the poor, especially...
Patrick Griffin, CM – A Note to Vincentians
by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
In “A Note to Vincentians” Father Patrick Griffin, CM continues his series of reflections "Considering Consecrated Life" Laudato Si’ merits a close and careful reading by Vincentians. Many, many paragraphs reflect a concern for the poor. With this encyclical Francis...
“Pope visits slums” – taking it personally
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
"Pope visits slums" - taking it personally as a Vincentian Pope Francis on Sunday (June 12th) began his final day in Paraguay with a visit to the Banado Norte slum in the capital, Asuncion. I have seen similar headlines about each of the Pope's visits. But being a...