Reflections

Are You Looking Up… or Around You?

by John Freund, CM | August 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

A late 19th-century artist, James Tissot, graphically posed a question for us today. In his depiction of the Ascension, he asks, “Why do you stand looking up into heaven? (Act 1:11)

Followers of Jesus, Thinking, Wise

by Ross Dizon | August 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Jesus embodies what he teaches on being thoughtful and purposeful. He asks all his followers to be so, and thus the success of the cross will be theirs. Great crowds go with Jesus on the way to Jerusalem (see Lk 9, 51; 13, 22). He turns and tells them that to be his...

Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 13

by Famvin Media Resources | August 30, 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.

Vincentians of Wherever: Jean Semler – Change a Life Uganda

by .famvin | August 27, 2022 | News, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jean and Dave Semler launched a 501(c) 3 non-profit charity Change A Life Uganda (CALU) with a vision of educated, healthy, and empowered Ugandan children as agents of positive social and economic change.

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 18

by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

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

Vincentian Lent, a Pilgrimage to the Heart: A Journey Made up of Questions (Part One)

by Francisco Vilhena | Feb 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Part One of an examination of conscience, in the form of questions, which can be useful for all of us Vincentians.

Saint Louise de Marillac and the Eucharist

by .famvin | Feb 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

When I receive Communion, do I feel in my very being that I am part of the Communion of Saints, united with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit?

Systemic Change In a Time of National Unrest

by John Freund, CM | Jun 3, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change

“Respect for minorities is to be considered the touchstone of social harmony and the index of the civic maturity attained by a country and its institutions” St. John Paul II

Be Love to Know God Who Is Love

by Ross Dizon | Jun 2, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Out of love, Jesus lays down his life for us sinners. No one, then, loves us more. He is the best proof that to be God is to be love. Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night. “Night” may mean he seeks light. Is he wrestling with “to be or not to be?” A question of salvation...

Vincentian Prayer Images: The Cries of the Poor Then and Now

by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

The hardships of war emptied out the homes of the poor in Vincent’s day. How will we work for those driven from their homes today?

Sisters’ Work During 1918 Spanish Flu Seen As Model For Crisis Today

by .famvin | May 30, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Catholic nuns emerged as the unexpected heroes in the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic that killed hundreds of thousands in the United States and millions worldwide.