Reflections

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 13

by Famvin Media Resources | January 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.

The Ecstasy of the Saints: Mother Seton and Saint Vincent of Saragossa

by Lisa Lickona | January 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

When faced with suffering, St. Vincent of Saragossa and Mother Seton responded by letting themselves be loved. They gave everything over to the One who loves us, who wants us unconditionally.

Saying Goodbye To My “Big Sister”

by John Freund, CM | January 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

We are all on a journey and our journeys have a pattern and overlap more than we realize. We are all on a journey to a “final frontier.”

A Vincentian View: Ordinary Time

by Pat Griffin, CM | January 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Our liturgical year has again arrived at its longest season. After the preparation of Advent draws us into the joyful celebration of Christmas, we move to “ordinary time” until Lent leads us into the Easter Season and Pentecost.

Prudence

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jul 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

In the Bible, the First Book of Kings chapter three and four speaks about King Solomon and the greatness of his rule....

Acting from Jesus Christ • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Jul 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

"Something else to which you must pay very close attention is to be very dependent on the guidance of the Son of God;...

Jeopardy and the Our Father

by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

I am not a regular viewer of Jeopardy. But the depth of its appeal fascinates me. I was amazed at how many records the show has broken literally over generations! It and it’s stars to resonate with the values of our culture.

Trap Is All It Is, There Is No Doubt

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Oct 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus probes the heart and searches the mind. That is why those who seek to catch him and set a trap for him fall into it themselves. The Pharisees and their followers are against the payment of taxes to Caesar. The Herodians, on the other hand, are for it. But it...

Vincentian Prayer Images: A Question for Vincent

by John Freund, CM | Oct 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

How would Vincent answer a question about feeling hopless or useless during this time of pandemic?

To Love Another Person is to See the Face of God (Part II)

by .famvin | Oct 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

The closing lines of the musical production of the Hugo’s Victors novel are quite powerful: to love another person is to see the face of God. (Part II)

Poverty is a Personality Defect

by Dee Mansi | Oct 11, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Are Vincentians doing enough to ensure there is the preferential option for the poor?

Diaries of a Vincentian: Our return from Kenya to Germany

by Sister Magdalena | Oct 11, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

At the end of March this year we were told, all of a sudden, that we – Sr. Lucia, Sr. Dorothea, Sr. Zeituni and I – had to leave Kenya as soon as possible.