Reflections
Tell me who your friends are…
by John Freund, CM | January 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“Tell me your friends, and I will tell you who you are.” These words are but echoes of words spoken over 400 years before Christ.
Disrupt the State of Affairs Today
by Ross Dizon | January 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 10
by Famvin Media Resources | January 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
At the End of the Year: How Great Thou Art!
by .famvin | December 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
May the year 2023, that is about to start, bring us what we need, renew our faith and, above all, encourage us to work in solidarity for a world where no one dies or suffers because of the selfishness of others.
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The Way (John 14:1-12)
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 31, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Rereading Andre Dodin’s biography of Saint Vincent de Paul recently, I was struck with the phrase he used to weave together the various threads of Vincent’s life.
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What Fire Do You Feed?
by John Freund, CM | May 31, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Feeding a fire! Who, me? Yes! … And me!
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Savor the Love that God Has for Us
by Ross Dizon | May 30, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus shows the depth of God’s love to the end. To savor such love is to know the One who creates us and is with us...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Prayers and Resolutions
by John Freund, CM | Dec 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
What can I do to live in a kingdom where all are truly welcomed as God has welcomed me?
A Song of Hopeful Liberation
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 27, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Reflection on Mary’s Magnificat.
Christmas 2020: Friendship and Hope
by Henrike van Riel | Dec 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
2020 started so beautifully for me. At the beginning of January, I attended a large meeting of the Vincentian Family in Rome, along with some other members from the Vincent de Paul Center.
Amazing and Challenging Good News
by Ross Dizon | Dec 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
In an amazing way, God becomes the son of the human family, so that we may belong to the family of God. The parents find amazing what they hear about their baby boy. It is as though an angel never brought them the amazing Good News about their son. But that is how the...
Recognizing the Child Jesus Today
by John Freund, CM | Dec 25, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Some stories need no comments. Here is the story of a new mother recognizing who she was caring for…
Christmas – Testing Positive In a Homeless Shelter
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Dec 24, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
I never cease to be amazed at how many times Invisible People stops me as they give voice to situations I had not thought of.
Advent Prayer from SVDP Young Adult Center
by Darcy O’Hara | Dec 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
The St. Vincent De Paul Young Adult Center invites participants to transform the way they see the world, following the examples of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac.
A Vincentian View: And this will be a sign for you…
by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This year something different in the Christmas readings captured my prayer and attention. Perhaps it suggests the times and the disposition of my mind and heart.
Incarnation – Call To Change
by John Freund, CM | Dec 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Jesus came to change our minds, not God’s! The Word became flesh to show us what God’s message and way of thinking looks like when lived humanly. Jesus is the living model of world-changing systemic change.