Reflections
The Pope Video • For volunteer not-for-profit organizations
by .famvin | December 10, 2022 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For volunteer not-for-profit organizations.
Your Mission As God’s Storyteller
by John Freund, CM | December 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Some have a natural gift for telling stories. Few of us think of ourselves as gifted storytellers.
An Examen for Racism
by Jim Paddon | December 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Our Vincentian family social justice have been discussing systemic racism in North America over this past year and its effect on the dignity and equality for each person’s human right and desire to live and participate in the common good for all.
Immaculate Conception: In Advent, Find God’s Plan for You
by Elizabeth Scalia | December 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
As we see in the Immaculate Conception of Mary, and in the life of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, we are each made for some purpose. Not for “nothing,” but decidedly for “something” in the grand scheme of the world and all of its intended Glory.
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The Pope Video • For Ecclesial Movements and Groups
by .famvin | May 13, 2023 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Ecclesial Movements and Groups.
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Was Jesus an “Either/Or” …or… a “Both/And” Thinker?
by John Freund, CM | May 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Last weekend Catholics read the same Gospel passage in church Friday and Sunday. Both times I had the same reaction. I never got past the first line. “Do not let your hearts be troubled?”
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As policies are reviewed who is overlooked in the data?
by Pamela Matambanadzo | May 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
It seems like a lifetime ago when we were in the throes of the pandemic. We wore masks and went about attempting to sanitize the world against a virus we knew very little about.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, 21: To Live with Calmness and to Engage in Respectful and Active Listening
by María Ángeles Ramírez | Nov 18, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This health crisis has tested me emotionally and I have discovered that placing my trust in God is a WONDERFUL OPTION … one that is worthwhile.
A Steadying Presence (Ps 128; Romans 8:35-39)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 18, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
“God” is not just another word, but rather the designation of the overflowing reality at the heart of everything.
Systemic Change Begins with Education
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
St. Vincent instinctively realized the role of laypersons in bringing about systemic change.
Judge the Blessed and the Accursed
by Ross Dizon | Nov 17, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Christ the King is not one to judge by the way we look. And on the last day, his teachings, by words and deeds, will be our judge. The Church has been urging us, for two Sundays now, to watch and be ready for the coming of Jesus in glory. And today the teaching is...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Awareness of the Fire of God’s Love
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
How can I grow in the awareness of the fire of God’s love for me?
Homelessness and Laudato Si
by Molly Seeley, Institute of Global Homelessness | Nov 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
We need to look not only at housing those already on the street, but also at addressing the root reasons that people become homeless in the first place.
When God Calls… An Extraordinary Decision
by Bernadette Khanthong, DC | Nov 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Living in a country where the Roman Catholic religion comprises a very small percentage is not a great factor in entering religious life!
The Pope Video • Artificial Intelligence
by .famvin | Nov 14, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Artificial Intelligence.
Encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti’: Summary and Commentary (Part 3)
by René Stockman | Nov 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Bro. René Stockman offers here a short summary of chapter 3 of the Encyclical Letter “Fratelli Tutti”, followed by a more personal reflection.