Reflections
A Canadian View: What Is Good Governance?
by Jim Paddon | February 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
As Vincentians our first and foremost goal is the relief of poverty across the world. We are ready to act and assist our neighbours in need in every way we can.
A Vincentian View: Out of your Mind
by Pat Griffin, CM | February 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Has anyone ever accused you of being “out of your mind?”
Where Would You Begin?
by John Freund, CM | February 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Today I ask you to imagine where you might expect Jesus would begin his mission and who would he choose?
Delight the Earth and Enlighten the World
by Ross Dizon | January 31, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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Journeying From Opposites To Equals
by John Freund, CM | Jun 21, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
I suspect we have all known relationships that should not have worked out… but did.
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Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 9
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
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Impact of Every Day Choices
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jun 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Fulton J. Sheen in his Autobiography, Treasure in Clay Jars, shares an experience which tells us the significance of...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Christ’s Broken Body Today
by John Freund, CM | Feb 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
“How beautiful it is to see poor people if we consider them in God and with the esteem in which Jesus Christ held them!” – St. Vincent
Lent 2021 Video Series: ‘Prayer in Motion’
by Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 13, 2021 | Formation, News, Reflections
Join us on this journey of faith, and learn ways that others have set their Prayer in Motion.
Can We Recognize Ourselves?
by John Freund, CM | Feb 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Can we recognize ourselves as modern “passers-by”?
You Have but One Teacher and You Are All Siblings
by Joetta Venneman | Feb 11, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
World Day of the sick is February 11. Started by Pope John Paul II, it is a way for believers to offer prayers for those suffering illnesses and their caregivers.
Arts Highlight “Year for the Homeless”
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Feb 11, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Arts help calling people to prayer, commissioning a special requiem Mass and holding a series of fundraisers via Zoom to help the homeless.
In Praise of Complaining! (Job 7:17; Mk 1: 29-31)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Job has the well-deserved reputation as a complainer. Throwing up his hands, he whines to God, “How long is this misery going to lasts, this drudgery, these troubled nights.” (Job 7:1-7)
Connecting Lent, Valentine’s Day and Systemic Change
by John Freund, CM | Feb 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
At first glance, it may seem like quite a stretch to connect Ash Wednesday, Valentine’s Day and Systemic Change. But hear me out. Actually, it is not that hard.
Lenten Letter 2021 From Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Feb 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
After the dramatic events of last year as the suffering caused by wars, natural disasters, and famine was compounded by the pandemic of COVID-19, our faith calls us to live this new year 2021 in hope, even in situations that are, humanly speaking, hopeless.
Hands Outstretched to the Quarantined
by Ross Dizon | Feb 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus stretches out his hand to the quarantined, marginalized, excluded, unclean. His followers are to stretch out their hands to them, too. The law asks quarantine for those with leprosy, though this may be no more than a skin eruption. And others should not touch...