A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Reflections
The Ascension: What Mother Seton Found in the Sky
by Tom Hoopes | May 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
What does the Ascension of the Lord mean for the world and for our own lives? The answer can be found in the faith journey of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, who kept her gaze firmly fixed on Jesus, through time and eternity.
Mother Deafness – It’s Real!
by John Freund, CM | May 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Mothers might have saved Stanford University a lot of money. Most mothers already know instinctively when “mother deafness” manifests itself in their teenagers.
Reflecting on Haiti: A Vincentian Perspective on Justice and Agency
by Pamela Matambanadzo | May 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In Haiti, the echoes of gunfire are as common as the cries for help. The Caribbean nation, marked by a history of upheaval and disaster, now faces an era dominated by gang violence and political instability.
A Vincentian View: A Time for Retreat
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 8, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Learning from Our Children and Our Parents • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
What an incredible moment when I heard the last cries of my beloved wife and the first cries of my daughter! What an...
The Pope Video • For the Role of Women
by .famvin | Apr 13, 2024 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the Role of Women.
The Pope Video • For the martyrs of our day, witnesses to Christ
by .famvin | Mar 2, 2024 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the martyrs of our day, witnesses to Christ.
Lenten Examination of Conscience for Vincentians – Week 3
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Each Friday of Lent we will share a different guide to help examine your conscience based on different aspects of our lives as members of the Vincentian Family.
Mothers – Lessons Mary Learned and Teaches
by John Freund, CM | Mar 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
What do mothers do all day? They do so much! Often mothers can’t remember all the things they do for the family.
A Vincentian View: The Transfiguration – Listen
by Pat Griffin, CM | Feb 28, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
For the last years, I do not think that I have meditated on any theme more often that listening. Most recently, the line that ends the story of the Transfiguration has attracted me.
A Transforming Surprise – Encounter With Jesus
by John Freund, CM | Feb 28, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus’ disciples experienced a transforming surprise. They became aware of being loved. That encounter opened their eyes … and they ran to tell others about it!
Contemplation: Not to Be Forgotten – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
by Tim Williams | Feb 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org There are thousands of agencies, organizations, and individuals who offer assistance to the poor. In our Conferences we often get to know them and refer neighbors to them when it seems they may be better able to provide for...
Adore the Father in Spirit and Truth
by Ross Dizon | Feb 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus shows us how to adore the Father in Spirit and truth. To learn from him, then, means to keep the true religion. At Sinai, God tells the Israelites that they are not to adore other gods. Yet they later adore a molten calf. And they hail it as Israel’s god that...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 45
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Zeal for God’s House
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Feb 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
On the third Sunday of Lent, for the liturgical reading we have the gospel in which we read about Jesus’s action of cleansing the temple of Jerusalem by driving out those who were selling things in the temple by saying, My house shall be a house of prayer; but you...