Reflections

Gifts of Christ Who Has Gone up to Heaven

by Ross Dizon | May 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus Christ goes up to heaven and gives gifts to men and women. He wants them to grow up fully and be wholly human as he. We ask our Father in heaven many things. And the good things we ask for are summed up in his gift of the Holy Spirit (Lk 11, 13). Hence, this...

Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXXV

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

One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.

Where is human dignity, I ask?

by Maya Davis | May 28, 2022 | Formation, News, Reflections | 4 Comments

On Monday, May 9, 2022, Maya Davis, a graduating nursing student, gave the following sermon in our last Religion 399 African American Faith and Social Justice class. I asked Maya if I could share her words with the world. Let the words of her mouth and the meditations of her heart be acceptable, Oh Lord.

Are Christians “Woke”… Or “Waking Up”?

by John Freund, CM | May 27, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Today we increasingly hear about being “woke.” In this Vincentian Mindwalk I will try to move beyond any narrow political meanings.

A Missionary Christmas Story for Advent Reflection

A Missionary Christmas Story for Advent Reflection

by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 16, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Reflections

Reflection on this story from my past history as a missionary has helped me to grasp more fully the understanding of Advent as the great mystery which leads us to the celebration of the Incarnation of Christ at Christmas. By Fr. Gregory Gay, C.M.

Should You Rethink How You Think?

Should You Rethink How You Think?

by John Freund, CM | Dec 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Sometimes it seems that everybody wants to change our way of thinking. That has probably always been true. But it certainly feels truer now in our polarized times.

How Do You “Encounter” a Person Who Is Homeless?

How Do You “Encounter” a Person Who Is Homeless?

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Dec 15, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

But you shouldn’t build up “talking to a homeless person” in your mind as something that’s vastly different from talking to any other kind of person.

What Can the Coronavirus Teach us During this Season of Lent?

What Can the Coronavirus Teach us During this Season of Lent?

by Eduardo Marques Almeida | Mar 31, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This year Lent seems to be asking something more from each one of us. This is the time of the coronavirus, we can have very different attitudes which change as the crisis develop…

Vincentian Prayer Images: The Front Lines and the Plague

Vincentian Prayer Images: The Front Lines and the Plague

by John Freund, CM | Mar 31, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

We salute all those who risk their lives on the front lines in our hospitals and clinics!

Lenten Video Series: Day 29, The Wind

Lenten Video Series: Day 29, The Wind

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 30, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 29: The Wind.

The Pope Video • #PrayForTheWorld

The Pope Video • #PrayForTheWorld

by .famvin | Mar 29, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections

In a special edition of “The Pope Video,“ the Holy Father asks us to pray for the sick and the suffering…

Lenten Video Series: Day 28, A Mother’s Example

Lenten Video Series: Day 28, A Mother’s Example

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 28: A Mother’s Example.

Creating Happiness in Social Isolation

Creating Happiness in Social Isolation

by Shijo Kanjirathamkunnel, C.M. | Mar 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Can people be happy when they are in social isolation? Of course, they can.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Quarantine

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Quarantine

by Heather King | Mar 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton underwent her own harrowing quarantine with her dying husband far from home.

Lenten Video Series: Day 27, A Soldier

Lenten Video Series: Day 27, A Soldier

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 27, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 27: A Soldier.

St. Vincent Responds to a Bishop During a Plague

St. Vincent Responds to a Bishop During a Plague

by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

How did Vincent respond to a Bishop who asked for his advice in time of a plague?

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