Reflections

Imagine That!

by John Freund, CM | January 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

But let’s look at God’s imagination and the imagination of St. Vincent de Paul.

A Divine Bias? (Ps 146; I Cor 1:27-30)

by Tom McKenna, CM | January 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

The word “bias” doesn’t have an especially pleasing connotation. It usually means an unfair leaning toward one group and a blindness toward its opposite.

God’s Record as a Recruiter

by John Freund, CM | January 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

The Jerusalem headhunters would not have been very interested in Jesus’ leadership team. They preferred the way rabbis were picked from among the most promising in their schools.

Approach Jesus Christ with All Our Being

by Ross Reyes Dizon | January 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

Jesus is the Son through whom God has spoken to us humans in these last days. We Christians are to approach and hear him, and be what he says. God wanted the Israelites to prepare for his coming down to Mount Sinai to give them the law. He told them, through Moses,...

Receiving Me (2 Kings,4; Mt 10:40)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Two agitated men, just coming from a disastrous happening, were walking down a country road and pouring out their shared troubles. Each was focused on his own grief, but each was also was taking in the pain of the other.

Do Mothers Have Favorites?

by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Do mothers have favorites? It depends on who you ask! Here I explore whether God has favorite children.

Optimists, for They Rely on the Word

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jul 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is at once the Good News of the kingdom and he that preaches it. He wants us to be optimists, preaching with him bountifully, not sparingly.

Deeds, Indeed, and Not Just Words

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Oct 20, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus embodies the truth that good deeds are love and not good words and reasons. Do we really live up to this truth? We are often encouraged to love God (SV.EN XI:32). “But let it be with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brows.” That is to say, love...