Reflections

A picture of polarization today?

by John Freund, CM | March 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Polarization is not new.

Visions of a Better Future of Glory

by Ross Dizon | February 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus is the risen Son of Man. And he is so, for, though the Son of God, he was a servant and obeyed to death on the cross. He makes our visions of glory come true. Peter does not like what Jesus says about his visions of what is to come. They seem terrible to...

‘They Possess God’: Mother Seton and Blessed John of Fiesole

by Lisa Lickona | February 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

It’s no wonder that Mother Seton and Blessed John of Fiesole, the Dominican friar known as Fra Angelico, experienced God so intensely in Italy, a land of splendid Catholic art and liturgy.

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 18

by Famvin Media Resources | February 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.

Do Mothers Have Favorites?

by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Do mothers have favorites? It depends on who you ask! Here I explore whether God has favorite children.

Optimists, for They Rely on the Word

by Ross Dizon | Jul 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is at once the Good News of the kingdom and he that preaches it. He wants us to be optimists, preaching with him bountifully, not sparingly.

Prudence

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jul 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

In the Bible, the First Book of Kings chapter three and four speaks about King Solomon and the greatness of his rule....

Lenten Video Series: Day 34, Prayer Gets You Through Life

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 27, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 34: Prayer Gets You Through Life.

International Water Day

by Chloé Bergeron | Mar 27, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

This week and every week, as we celebrate #InternationalWaterDay, let us be more cognizant of our responsibility to limit water-waste, to fund sustainable water projects around the world, and to appreciate what keeps us alive.

Lenten Video Series: Day 33, Give Us Grace

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 33: Give Us Grace.

Beyond Waving Palm Branches

by John Freund, CM | Mar 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

On Palm Sunday will I be waving the palm branches of my blind spots or holding high the cross of God’s universal love?

Lenten Video Series: Day 32, Uphill Climb

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 25, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 32: Uphill Climb.

Digging Deeper – Attitudes Towards the Homeless

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Mar 25, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

The results of an extensive study commissioned by the Invisible People website either may surprise you, or confirm what you have suspected.

Lenten Video Series: Day 31, Patience in Prayer

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 31: Patience in Prayer.

We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe

by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

All of us have heard the phrase, “living in the past.” Usually it has a negative ring – – somebody missing out on the good things happening now because he or she lives on memories of a bygone day.

I am doing something new!

by John Freund, CM | Mar 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

For a variety of reasons, we sometimes can not see what is right before our eyes.