Reflections

A Vincentian View: Francis de Sales

by Pat Griffin, CM | July 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac both held Saint Francis de Sales in high esteem.

The Church of Corinth – is the Past Prologue?

by John Freund, CM | July 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

In “The Tempest,” Shakespeare wrote, “What’s past is prologue!” Antonio is rationalizing the past as setting the stage for their next act, as a prologue does in a play.

Contemplation: The Way to Peace

by Tim Williams | July 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Our little human minds and hearts can sometimes become so bound up in worry and anxiety that we find it difficult to act, difficult even to know what actions to take. We pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and then...

Attend to Others according to Their Needs

by Ross Dizon | July 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

Jesus is David’s just shoot and his name is “The-Lord-our-justice.” As King and Messiah, then, he cannot but attend to all the people with justice and mercy. Through him, we can go near the Father in one Spirit. To attend to his sent ones who now come back from...

The Church of Corinth – is the Past Prologue?

by John Freund, CM | Jul 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

In “The Tempest,” Shakespeare wrote, “What’s past is prologue!” Antonio is rationalizing the past as setting the stage for their next act, as a prologue does in a play.

Contemplation: The Way to Peace

by Tim Williams | Jul 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Our little human minds and hearts can sometimes become so bound up in...

Attend to Others according to Their Needs

by Ross Dizon | Jul 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is David’s just shoot and his name is “The-Lord-our-justice.” As King and Messiah, then, he cannot but attend...

Firewood for the Soul: Ecosystem of Faith

by Samantha Hill and James Hodge | Jul 15, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.

Protecting the Children • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | Jul 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

One is terrified, and rightly, by that multitude of children growing up for disorder and for crime, with no other education than the examples of the theatre and the temptations of the public square. It is not well known that in district 12, four thousand boys and...

Distraction to Insight

by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

I was implicitly taught to regard that as a distraction from focusing on the Body of Christ I just received. Suddenly, with insight, I became grateful for this “distraction”! What changed?

Bottom Land (Mt 5:21)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

We all know the phrase, “getting to the bottom of it.” It means digging down beneath the outside appearances to the inner core of something

Heard any Shocking Statements?

by John Freund, CM | Jul 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Heard any really “shocking statements” in the last 24 hours?

Contemplation: True Presence

by Tim Williams | Jul 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Vincentians are doers, we are people of action. We love God, as St. Vincent said, “with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brows.” [CCD XI:32] We believe, as Frédéric did, that “religion serves best not to think,...

Sent Ones, Men and Women, of Jesus

by Ross Dizon | Jul 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

As the Father sends him, so Jesus sends his disciples. These sent ones carry out what their Teacher tells them to do. By the sheer grace and will of God through Christ, the apostles preach, cast out many demons, and heal the sick. For they do not do so on their own;...