Reflections
Jesus – An Obnoxious Guest
by John Freund, CM | September 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Just imagine! You spent a lot of time, money, and energy in preparing a dinner party… perhaps a wedding or a birthday.
Video: Mary’s Birthday
by Miraculous Medal Shrine | September 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
On September 8, we celebrate the Blessed Mother’s birthday.
Prioritizing (Lk 14: 25-9)
by Tom McKenna, CM | September 7, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
There are hardly any words in all the gospels more blunt than the stark ones Jesus proclaims in Luke’s 14th chapter.
How Many of Us Have Reimagined Labor Day?
by John Freund, CM | September 7, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
I am willing to bet that most of us think of Labor Day as marking the last hurrah of summer or a day of supposed “fantastic sales.”
To Follow the Pope, as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Did
by Tom Hoopes | Mar 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
St. Peter is honored because despite his weaknesses, he loved and followed Jesus, and became the first pope. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton also chose a difficult path, when she answered God’s call, and entered the Catholic Church.
The Pope Video • For Victims of Abuse
by .famvin | Mar 4, 2023 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Victims of Abuse.
What I Learned in the ER
by John Freund, CM | Mar 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Try to “listen” for the backstory of at least one conversation today.
Recognizing the Body Of Christ Today
by John Freund, CM | Jun 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Gradually I became aware of the Body of Christ frozen in time in Michelangelo’s masterpiece, The Pieta.
The Most Vulnerable Among the Vulnerable
by Sister Michelle Loisel, DC | Jun 11, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
There are indications that some Native American populations are facing a disproportionate brunt of the COVID-19 epidemic with higher infection and mortality rates than the overall U.S. population.
They Never Thought It Could Happen To Them
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jun 11, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
They never thought eviction could happen to them! And then it did.
A Vincentian View: The God of the Living
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jun 10, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus tells them and us: He is not God of the dead but of the living.
Corpus Christi and the Case for Change
by John Freund, CM | Jun 10, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
As you prepare to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, have you ever thought of how it provides the underpinnings for systemic change?
How the pandemic could reshape the U.S. health care system
by Sister Carol Keehan, DC | Jun 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
It will take providers, employers, unions, insurers, governments and consumers working together to transform our health system into one that is worthy of our great nation.
Eat and Drink for Everlasting Life
by Ross Dizon | Jun 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus gives us his flesh to eat and his blood to drink. He fills and strengthens us pilgrims who are on the way to eternal life. Jesus gives his disciples his body to eat, and asks them, “Do this in remembrance of me.” Then, he gives them his blood to drink, and tells...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Vincent – Whose Lives Matter
by John Freund, CM | Jun 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
What do our tables say to us about whose lives matter?
The Hidden Treasures of Honduras
by Anastazia Hamadejová | Jun 8, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This time in Honduras taught us to live in accord with a pastoral plan but also to be able to change plans in accord with the situation.