The Advent message? Not only to welcome the Lord’s arrival, but also to take the kinds of steps which ease His birthing among us.
Reflections
Mary Finally Knows
by John Freund, CM | August 16, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The question, “Mary did you know” dates from 1984. Mark Lowry wrote the the lyrics for “Mary, Did You Know?” I find the lyrics raise questions I did not know I wanted to ask Mary.
Foreigners No Longer, But Citizens Rather
by Ross Reyes Dizon | August 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Jesus, our peace, makes one the Jews and those who are not Jews: the foreigners. He tears down, through the cross, the wall of hate that separates them.
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 17
by Famvin Media Resources | August 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Let Us Be On Our Way
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | August 14, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Why Did I Create Mindwalk?
by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Either hopefully conveys a space where people feel comfortable in talking with friends that matter, about things that matter.
Recognize Jesus Who Is in Our Midst
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is in in our midst. Do we Christians get to recognize him? Do we give witness to him by the way we are, live and...
A Canadian View: Inter-Generational Trauma, Poverty & Racism, Part Three
by Jim Paddon | Dec 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
I would like to examine the relationship between trauma, poverty and (systemic) racism over my next three articles. Part Three discusses (systemic) racism.
Ready to See (Luke 3:1-6; Phil 1:9-10)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Dec 15, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
What the teacher had done was prepare him to see. She had given him a way to notice more of what was there.
Does Jesus Want Us to Build Back Better?
by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
When I was growing up there was a wonderful series on that still new medium … television.
Visits that Are Christian, Marian, Vincentian
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the fullness of God’s visits to us humans to save us. The visits we pay to our neighbor should be like Jesus’. Mary is besides herself after the angel Gabriel’s visit. That is to say, she cannot keep her joy to herself. So, she goes in haste, since she has...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XI
by John Freund, CM | Dec 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
St. Vincent wrote: “We are living on the patrimony of Jesus Christ, on the sweat of the poor.”
Do No Harm
by Nuala Kenny | Dec 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Convergence and commitment on child sexual exploitation and abuse.
What Is It like At a Papal Audience?
by John Freund, CM | Dec 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
When I was growing up there was a wonderful series on that still new medium … television.
Advent Social Justice Conversations Through the Lens of Charity
by Carol De Angelo, SC | Dec 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
As we journey together, I invite us to “see,” seek, and sink our Charity roots this Advent into a deeper appreciation and celebration of…
A Vincentian View: The Holy Name of Jesus
by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
From the earliest days of my Catholic education, the good School Sisters of Notre Dame taught my young schoolmates and me to bow our heads when we said the name “Jesus.”