Reflections

A Vincentian View: The Spes Gregis

by Pat Griffin, CM | August 30, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

The “spes gregis” was one of the earliest terms that I heard applied to my classmates and me when we entered the high school seminary.

What’s In a Name? Was Shakespeare Wrong?

by John Freund, CM | August 30, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Shakespeare wrote “What’s in a name? A rose is a rose by any other name.” What someone or something is called or labeled is arbitrary compared to their or its intrinsic qualities.

Deny Themselves, Bear Their Own Cross, Follow Christ

by Ross Dizon | August 29, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus is all things to all. He leads those who live for others and deny themselves. For they do not seek their own good, but the neighbor’s. Peter is blessed. For in the first place, the Father, not flesh and blood, lets him know who Jesus is. In the second place,...

Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 19

by Famvin Media Resources | August 29, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.

A Time to Withdraw to the Wilderness

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Dec 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

I remember what a priest once shared, during the season of Advent, on how his mother prepared her children for the...

Simple, Not Hidden • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Dec 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

"Another thing that recommends simplicity to us in a wonderful way are those words of Our Lord: 'I confess to you,...

The Herald of Good Tidings

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Dec 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

In the liturgical readings of the season of advent the book of Isaiah has a prominent place. Especially the passage,...

A mission of love

by Ellen Sprigg | Apr 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

It has been two years since the SCN Volunteer Program has been able to bring a team of volunteers back to Belize, due to the global pandemic that has become our daily life.

Lenten Video Series, Day 41: He Is Risen

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 17, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

We’ve journeyed together for 40 days, and now we’ve arrived in the joy of Easter.

Lenten Video Series, Day 40: Alive Again

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

In the modern age, it is so easy to become wrapped up in a virtual social world, sliding into sin and temptation. Peter Land tells us that sacrificing this world, even if it seems significant, is nothing in comparison to the life that you will gain in return.

Lenten Video Series, Day 39: Walk By Faith

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Pat Gillen had a transformative experience in his jail cell. He realized that he was given a chance to make things right.

Lenten Video Series, Day 38: Living Saints

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 14, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Success is not measured in man’s terms, but in God’s terms.

Lenten Video Series, Day 37: All Things New

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 13, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

But what does it really mean to “give something up” or “offer something up” to the Lord?

A Vincentian View: Thoughts on the Cross

by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 13, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

The cross stands at the center of our reflection in these days. Lent summoned us to follow Jesus to the Jerusalem that held the cross on which he would die. The Triduum draws us to the foot of the cross. Easter leads us away to the new life won on the cross. An empty...