Reflections

Struggles at a Well (John 4:5-42)

by Tom McKenna, CM | February 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Some of the traits which come out in the Samaritan woman as she interacts with Jesus at the noonday well could paint her as a hard-hearted and difficult lady.

Ash Wednesday and the Witness of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

by Ted Trinko | February 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

An important step in Mother Seton’s conversion took place on Ash Wednesday, when she first entered the Catholic Church.

Living Ash Wednesday the Way Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Did

by Lisa Lickona | February 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Mother Seton didn’t walk the Way of the Cross alone during her life, but rather she surrounded herself with a community, with whom she journeyed in mutual dependence, step by step, along the path Christ set for them.

Do Your Spiritual Hearing Aids Need Cleaning?

by John Freund, CM | February 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Lent is a time of listening… cleaning my ears to hear the Good News.

Guatemala: Testimonies from the Latin American Missionary Encounter (EMLA)

by Juan Fuentes | Jul 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Marian Youth

We shared life experiences, our cultures, and the love for Jesus and Mary. Accompanied by our national advisers from the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity, who added significance to the encounter.

A Vincentian View: Worthy of the Lord

by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Suppose someone asked you in earnest to explain how the Lord holds the highest value in your life.

Is July 4 a dangerous memory?

by John Freund, CM | Jul 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Americans see Independence Day as one of the three significant holidays of the summer. But it brings with it the...

A Canadian View: Safe, Secure and Affordable Housing is a Human Right!

by Jim Paddon | Mar 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

As Vincentians, we witness the effect that the lack of safe, secure and affordable housing has on the people we serve.

Lenten Video Series: Day 26, Lifting Your Heart Up

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 26: Lifting Your Heart Up.

Where Do You Fit In?

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Mar 18, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

There seems to be a range of attitudes toward the homeless. How do you further conversations with people who have different starting points and live in other categories than your own?

Lenten Video Series: Day 25, Path to God’s Grace

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 25: Path to God’s Grace.

A Vincentian View: The Grace of Graces

by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

“We need only ask Saint Joseph for the grace of graces: our conversion” (PC p. 9).

How Could This Happen?

by John Freund, CM | Mar 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

“All God’s people carry within themselves the same potencies that energized the early Christian movement…”

Lenten Video Series: Day 24, Sharing Prayer with Patients

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 24: Sharing Prayer with Patients.

Enlighten and Glorify Men and Women

by Ross Dizon | Mar 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus has come to enlighten the Gentiles and to give glory to Israel (Lk 2, 32). Hence, he cannot but draw all to himself. Scholars say that the accounts of Matthew, Mark and Luke show Jesus as the Suffering Servant. In John, on the other hand, Jesus is kingly and...