Reflections

The Pope Video • For Parishes

by .famvin | February 4, 2023 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Parishes.

St. Blaise, Mother Seton, and Meeting Jesus in Our Physical Ailments

by Danielle Bean | February 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Mother Seton was no stranger to illness and suffering within her family. By her example and through St. Blaise’s intercession, we can place our family’s health in the Lord’s hands, confident that He will bind up our wounds.

Jesus Flips the Religious and Cultural Script

by John Freund, CM | February 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

In the sermon on the mount, Jesus flips the script to show how different his mission was from what ordinary people expected.

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.

Rush to Condemn and to Exclude

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jul 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Lowly, meek and patient, Jesus bears with the weak and annoying. We learn from him to bear with one another and not rush to judge.

Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 13

by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.

The Eucharistic Life

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jul 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

In the year 1264 at the request of Pope Urban, St. Thomas Aquinas composed a beautiful hymn for the feast of Corpus...

Bright and Dull in the Eyes of God

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Nov 3, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus Christ will come at an hour that we do not expect. That is why we must be ready and be among the bright, not among the dull. Four Sundays ago, we heard that among God’s guests were bad and good folks. Today we hear that the bright and the dull make up those...

Vincentian Prayer Images: What Can I Learn From Covid?

by John Freund, CM | Nov 3, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

A student asks St. Vincent, “What can I learn from Covid?”

MISEVI and My Path to the Daughters of Charity

by Sr. Diala FARAH, DC | Nov 2, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

God revealed Himself to me through the people I was serving. I was expecting to bring God to them, but they were the ones bringing God to me.

Exploring Laudato Si and Racism

by Jack Murphy, SSVP | Nov 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Concern for the environment thus needs to be joined to a sincere love for our fellow human beings and an unwavering commitment to resolving the problems of society.

Encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti’: Summary and Commentary (Part 1)

by René Stockman | Oct 31, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Bro. René Stockman offers here a short summary of chapter 1 of the Encyclical Letter “Fratelli Tutti,” followed by a more personal reflection.

A Wide-angle View – Vocations To the Charism

by John Freund, CM | Oct 30, 2020 | Evangelization, Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

Fr. Mavric invites every member of the Vincentian Family to take one very concrete step; that is, every member is to bring one new candidate to one of the branches of the Vincentian Family.