As a little boy, I thought my Mom knew everything! With eyes in the back of her head, she would always catch me when I was doing something wrong!

by .famvin | May 12, 2025 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
On May 8, 2025, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV delivered his first public address, greeting the world with humility, warmth, and spiritual depth. His brief but profound message centered on peace, unity, mission, and hope—resonating deeply with the Vincentian Family and offering a renewed call to serve with compassion, courage, and faith in today’s world.
by John Freund, CM | May 9, 2025 | Reflections | 0 Comments
As a little boy, I thought my Mom knew everything! With eyes in the back of her head, she would always catch me when I was doing something wrong!
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 7, 2025 | Reflections | 2 Comments
Whenever I read John 21:15-19, which is only a few verses from the end of the Gospel, I am drawn to reflect on Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his book “The Cost of Discipleship.”
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2025 | Reflections | 0 Comments
I have learned a lot from bricklayers about the meaning of work! And continue to learn … even about being a follower of Christ.
by John Freund, CM | May 9, 2025 | Reflections
As a little boy, I thought my Mom knew everything! With eyes in the back of her head, she would always catch me when I was doing something wrong!
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 7, 2025 | Reflections
Whenever I read John 21:15-19, which is only a few verses from the end of the Gospel, I am drawn to reflect on Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his book “The Cost of Discipleship.”
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2025 | Reflections
I have learned a lot from bricklayers about the meaning of work! And continue to learn … even about being a follower of Christ.
by Tim Williams | May 6, 2025 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, SVDP Contemplation
Our vocation to serve the poor follows Christ’s example, who came to us before we ever sought Him. Like St. Vincent and Frédéric, we recognize God’s hand in every call to charity and strive to serve in humility and love.
by Ross Reyes Dizon | May 6, 2025 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Good News to the poor in person. Hence, he seeks them and they, in turn, do not fail to hear and follow him. Jesus says that he knows his sheep, and they hear and follow him. And he says this to the leaders of the Jews in matters of religion. It looks...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 6, 2025 | 400th anniversary Jubilee, Formation, Reflections
Francis had learned that, in the year before Vincent’s death, the great saint had given a series on conferences on the Common Rules of the Congregation
by John Freund, CM | May 2, 2025 | Reflections
A place that helps you feel a sense of comfort, identity, inspiration… whatever you need at that moment! A place where you are nourished and grow.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 30, 2025 | Reflections
I came across a poem entitled “To the Unknown God.” This heading conveys two things.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 30, 2025 | Reflections
Over 50 years ago, a university student showed me a card. “If being a Christian were a capital offense, would there be enough evidence to convict you?”
by Tim Williams | Apr 29, 2025 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, SVDP Contemplation
Suffering often challenges our faith, yet as Vincentians, we are called to respond with compassion, doing all we can to relieve the neighbor’s pain while recognizing that our deeper mission is to grow in holiness by serving Christ in the poor. Even when material aid falls short, we bring true hope through acts of love, presence, and friendship that reveal God’s enduring light in the midst of darkness.
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Apr 29, 2025 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is Ruler and Savior. He wants the rulers among his own to be lowly, to love and feed others, just as he has been and done to them.
by .famvin | Apr 26, 2025 | Featured, Formation, Reflections
As the Church bids farewell to Pope Francis, the Vincentian Family around the world pauses not only in mourning, but in reflection. For those who follow in the footsteps of St. Vincent de Paul, the life and legacy of Pope Francis feel deeply familiar: a love for the poor that is not abstract, a faith expressed in action, a Church that is close to the people, and a Gospel lived on the margins.