Formation
Some Wish They Had a Mask To Wear!
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | July 23, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
In the midst of the debate about wearing masks some wish they had a mask to wear.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #4: Leadership is Important!
by A young lay Vincentian from the United States | July 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
It’s good to take a step back and look at leadership during these times. How did our leaders respond?
A Vincentian View: Faithful to the End
by Pat Griffin, CM | July 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Scholars tell us that fully one-third of the teaching of Jesus in the Gospels comes to us through parables.
Are we Finished with Systemic Change?
by Jim Claffey | July 22, 2020 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 7 Comments
Apparently some in the Vincentian Family think our systemic change (SC) work has run its course.
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Vincent de Paul: Working between Word and World
by Marieke van de Ven | Jul 17, 2021 | Formation
How an interest is awakened is not always easy to discern, but certainly the artwork with the characteristic face of Vincent de Paul on an exterior wall in Paris near Gare du Nord contributed to my interest in this seventeenth century man.
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Slow Seeing? Slow Eating? Slow…?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
“Slow seeing.” I had heard about “slow walking,” “slow eating,” “slow cooking,” etc. So probably I should not have been surprised.
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Gracious Acts (2 Corinthians, 8:7-15)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
A two-word phrase Paul inserts in his letter to the Corinthians is so brief as to go almost unnoticed, but it opens onto a truth at the heart of the Gospel.
“Servants and prophets of the living God” – Theme for Roman Curia
by John Freund, CM | Feb 2, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
“Servants and prophets of the living God” – Theme for Roman Curia… and for followers of Vincent and Louise
How to use Facebook for prayer
by John Freund, CM | Jan 31, 2015 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
How to use Facebook for prayer – turning a distraction into a tool for focusing prayer
2015 – “Year of Vincentian Collaboration”
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 31, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
Fr. Gregory Gay, CM writes to Vincentian Family Leaders – 2015 – “Year of Vincentian Collaboration”
Why in the world should I become a Vincentian Leader?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 30, 2015 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Why in the world should I become a Vincentian Leader?
All eyes and ears
by Ross Dizon | Jan 27, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
To set before you an ideal (1 Cor 7, 35) Jesus is the great prophet God raised up from among us at the coming of the time of fulfillment. He teaches with God’s authority. God acknowledges that we are right, those of us who do not want to die listening to his words...
Pope’s Lenten Message Denounces Globalization of Indifference
by John Freund, CM | Jan 27, 2015 | Formation, Pope, Reflections
Pope’s Lenten Message Denounces Globalization of Indifference
Cardinal whispered to Pope – Don’t forget the poor
by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Cardinal whispered to Pope – Don’t forget the poor
Pope – Family is first place we learn to communicate
by John Freund, CM | Jan 24, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
The family is the first place we learn to communicate, families teach us to go out of ourselves and encounter others.
“Go home and think about it”
by John Freund, CM | Jan 23, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Reflections
“Go home and think about it” Do you really want to be a Daughter of Charity?