An important maxim in Christian tradition affirms simply lex orandi, lex credendi that can be rendered “The law of praying is the law of believing.”
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by Jim Paddon | August 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
I recently posed the following questions to our social justice network within the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP), Canada.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | August 13, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
Why might Amazon’s model housing project not be enough?
by Henri Matsinga, C.M. | August 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
More than four months have passed since the first positive case of COVID-19 was reported here in Rwanda.
by Tom McKenna, CM | August 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 4 Comments
An often-heard question: “Is there enough to go around?” Sometimes asked out of kindness, it can also arise out of fear.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Aug 4, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
An important maxim in Christian tradition affirms simply lex orandi, lex credendi that can be rendered “The law of praying is the law of believing.”
by John Freund, CM | Aug 4, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Transfiguration – Disfiguration. We have a choice. Which light will we walk in?
by Ross Dizon | Aug 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
The Word becomes flesh; the imperishable, perishable. And he shares in our humanity so that we may share in his...
by Ross Dizon | Apr 21, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Fourth Sunday of Easter (B), April 26, 2015 – Acts 4, 8-12; 1 Jn 3, 1-2; Jn 10, 11-18 We shall be like him (1 Jn 3, 2) There is no salvation except in the name of Jesus. He saves us by laying down his life for us. His name is synonymous with simplicity, humility,...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2015 | News, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
New insights into Vincent’s biography
by John Freund, CM | Apr 18, 2015 | Formation, News
Pat Griffin “reads” a St. Vincent statue
by Ross Dizon | Apr 14, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Third Sunday of Easter (B), April 19, 2015 – Acts 3, 13-15. 17-19; 1 Jn 2, 1-5a; Lk 24, 35-48 We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ (1 Jn 2, 1) The risen Jesus is the invitation to sinners to believe in the God who writes straight with crooked lines....
by John Freund, CM | Apr 13, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
14 Stations after the resurrection?
by Vincentian Family Office | Apr 12, 2015 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
Their first order of business was an evaluation of the Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Programs (VFCAP) which have started to take place on regional levels.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 9, 2015 | Formation, Systemic change
Could you explain Systemic Change in 10 steps?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 9, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
The Emmaus Imagination – A restructured imagination
by Ross Dizon | Apr 8, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Second Sunday of Easter (B), April 12, 2015 – Acts 4, 32-35; 1 Jn 5, 1-6; Jn 20, 19-31 Whoever is begotten by God conquers the world (1 Jn 5, 4) The risen Jesus penetrates our blindness, breaks through our deafness, overcomes our defenses and allays our fears, so that...