Reflections
Thanks to God through Jesus Christ
by Ross Dizon | October 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 18
by Famvin Media Resources | October 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
IV National Assembly of MISEVI, Mexico
by MISEVI Mexico | October 3, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ and Saint Vincent, we would like to share a little of what was our IV National Assembly of MISEVI, Mexico.
If Cathedrals Could Speak… Would We Listen?
by John Freund, CM | September 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The TV coverage of the Queen’s funeral allowed us to see the inside of Westminster Abbey from many angles. The Abbey is rich in history and could tell many stories.
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Facing St. Joseph’s Challenges Today
by John Freund, CM | Mar 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Often we want to get around troubles and challenges in life rather than go through them. If only we could skip from the beginning to the end without going through the middle.
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Dead to Sin and Living for God in Christ
by Ross Dizon | Mar 21, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in him, though they die, will not stay dead. In him they...
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St. Patrick: A Prophet for Social Justice
by John Freund, CM | Mar 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
I must admit the above title caught my eye. I never considered Patrick as a Prophet for Social Justice. Wander down this path with Kevin Ahern. You may be surprised.
A Vincentian View: Faithful to the End
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Scholars tell us that fully one-third of the teaching of Jesus in the Gospels comes to us through parables.
Reign of God and His Justice First
by Ross Dizon | Jul 21, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus teaches us how to pray. He wants us to ask first that the Father’s name be praised, his reign come and his will be done. Self-interest plays no part in Solomon’s prayer. He only asks for wisdom to reign. And the Lord does what he asks. So, Solomon knows what to...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Two-tiered Society
by John Freund, CM | Jul 21, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
St. Vincent and Saint Louise were keenly aware of a two-tiered society in their day
I Know What the Poor Need and Want!
by John Freund, CM | Jul 17, 2020 | Evangelization, Formation, Reflections
To be a missionary is to leave one’s proper world and one’s secure place in the world in order to enter the world of the other; it is to leave one’s place in order to enter the place of the poor and to accompany the poor with the gospel.
Options in Abuse: Homelessness or Domestic Violence
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jul 16, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Abuse victims. “Why does she stay?” It’s a simple question. The answer is not.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #3: The Importance of Friends
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Jul 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
I pray and ask the Almighty Father to help so many homeless poor people and to help people who are living in inadequate housing conditions … to help all these people find friends who welcome them and strengthen them.
Facial Recognition (Ps 145; Matthew 11:28-30)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Among the many obstacles thrown up at us in this time of Covid virus is “facial confusion,” the difficulty in reading the mood and disposition of the person talking to me from behind the mask.
“Normal”? Can Mice Teach Us Something?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
“Who moved my Cheese” is a parable that describes how people face change. It’s about 4 characters running around in a maze trying to locate their “cheese” or what is important to them.
Kindly Power that Gives Us Hope
by Ross Dizon | Jul 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Kindly is Jesus, slow to anger and full of mercy. He gives us the good hope for salvation, peace and security. Every cloud has a silver lining. So, it is not all bad that the devil brings evil into the world that God created good. But the kindly Son of Man does not...