Reflections
Mindwalking Keeps Surprising Me
by John Freund, CM | June 9, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
For me, ”mindwalking” is always a surprise!I never know where the surprise is hiding. I rarely end up where I thought I was going.
Doctrine of Discovery and Its Implications!
by Carol De Angelo, SC | June 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
As a member of the Vincentian Family Social Justice Advocates group, I am grateful that we have taken the time to delve more deeply into racism, white privilege, the legacy of Native American Boarding Schools in USA and Canada, and at our April meeting, the Doctrine of Discovery.
A Vincentian View: Pentecost Season
by Pat Griffin, CM | June 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
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 | June 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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.
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Letter from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, on the Occasion of the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul 2023
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Sep 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
As usual at this time, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, President of the Executive Board of the Vincentian Family, has sent a reflection to the entire Vincentian Family on the occasion of the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul on September 27.
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A Faith Dynamic (Matthew 18:19-20)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
“Listen and Respond.” If there ever were a pair of words to stir up action, these are the ones.
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Nobody Wants To Do the Dishes!
by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
This Mindwalk is a reflection on a saying attributed to a contemporary change agent – Shane Claiborne “Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes.”
Advent Letter 2021 by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Dec 1, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Rome, Advent 2021 THE SICK AND THE ELDERLY STRONG BUILDERS OF A BRIGHT AND HOPE-FILLED FUTURE Dear members of the Vincentian Family, May the grace and peace of Jesus be always with us! Every year, the Church offers us the gift of the grace-filled period called...
Outskirts of Large Cities and Towns
by Ross Dizon | Nov 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has become poor so that we may be rich by his poverty. He chooses but the poor on the outskirts to witness to him. The word of God comes to John in the desert, on the outskirts. That is to say, the son of Elizabeth and Zechariah is the prophet of the Most...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History IX
by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
St. Vincent wrote: “what a beautiful sight are the poor if we consider them in God…”
Should We Imitate a Servant King?
by John Freund, CM | Nov 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
The most effective reporters highlight the impact on the life and concerns of a viewer. Pope Francis seems to instinctively do the same.
A Vincentian View: A Thankful Man
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
In this year dedicated to St. Joseph, I have written several times on the way in which the Psalms can express the thinking and praying of the Holy Family.
The Poor Will Always Be With You??
by John Freund, CM | Nov 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Here I reflect on a “prequel” to the very first council, the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15). I will also fast-forward to the two-year-long “sequel” taking place right now.
Brim with Jesus’ Justice and Love
by Ross Dizon | Nov 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is King David’s just shoot. He comes to make the earth brim with justice. How he wishes that we get the name “Lord-Our-Justice.” Monsieur Jean Gicquel, —he means well, though he picks the wrong time—, cannot but brim with zeal to help Monsieur Vincent. The...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History VIII
by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
St. Vincent wrote: “what a beautiful sight are the poor if we consider them in God…”
“What are you hearing?”
by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
The most effective reporters highlight the impact on the life and concerns of a viewer. Pope Francis seems to instinctively do the same.