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A Vincentian View: The Good Shepherd

by Pat Griffin, CM | April 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

In the 23rd Psalm, the psalmist proclaims, “My shepherd is the Lord.” I imagine that when Jesus prayed these words, he found a depiction of himself.

Mother Theresa and her “call within a call”

by John Freund, CM | April 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

In 1946, during a train ride from Calcutta to Darjeeling, Mother Teresa received what she called, “the call within a call.” The Lord asked her to begin a new religious community that would live and work with the poorest of the poor.

Contemplation: Chosen From All Eternity – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection

by Tim Williams | April 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Virtue, our catechism teaches, is a “habitual and firm disposition to do good.” [CCC: 1833] The good deeds themselves are not the virtue; they are, or should be, the fruits of our virtue. From our virtue of charity comes...

Sap of Life, Strength and Fruitfulness

by Ross Dizon | April 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus is the true vine. He gives the branches that remain in him the sap that gives them life and strength and makes them bear plenty of fruit. Jesus uses the allegory of the vine and the branches. He does so since he wants to make clear how his disciples should...

From the Greatest to the Least – God is There • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Jan 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

"In addition to this general work, He toils with each individual: with the craftsman in his shop, with the woman in...

CIF Activities for the Vincentian Movement for the Year 2024

by Andrés Motto, CM | Jan 27, 2024 | Formation

Like every year, I am writing to tell you what the different CIF Meetings will be next year so that you can anticipate your participation in time.

Congregation of the Mission celebrate and reconnect with their founder’s heritage

by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 26, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation

“From the beginning, Vincent de Paul linked the birth of the Congregation of the Mission to the feast of 25 January, the solemnity marking the conversion of St. Paul…” – Fr. Jean Rolex, CM, in an article on cmglobal.org

A Vincentian View: Pentecost Season

by Pat Griffin, CM | Jun 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

We call the several weeks that follow the celebration of Christmas, the “Christmas Season.” Similarly, many weeks follow the solemnity of Easter, and we refer to this stretch as the “Easter Season.”

I Asked the Wrong Question About the Trinity

by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

I never liked preaching on the Trinity. Few priests would place it at the top of their list of topics they like to preach about.

Table to Which Jesus Invites us

by Ross Dizon | Jun 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus gives us his flesh to eat and his blood to drink. To sit down at his table means to be one with him and with others. Jesus tells the Jews, that is to say, the Jewish religious authorities, that the bread he will give is his flesh. This gives rise to a quarrel...