Reflections

Do You Have Memories of Your Grandparents?

by John Freund, CM | July 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

My personal relationship with my grandparents is complicated. I never knew either my father’s or mother’s parents. Yet I know more about my great grandparents than just about anyone reading these words.

A Vincentian View: The Better Part

by Pat Griffin, CM | July 20, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

One of Vincent’s instructions to the Daughters of Charity involved the decision on what to do when the obligation for prayer and the obligation for service collided.

Are Catholic Families Mirrors of God’s Love?

by John Freund, CM | July 20, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

I have had a life-long interest in the family as an image of the sacramental marriages as “Mirrors of God’s Love” or the “church in miniature.”

Steadfast in their Prayers, and Trusting

by Ross Dizon | July 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Jesus is the reason why God does not hold back from those who are steadfast in their prayers the blessings they ask for with trust. The teaching today is that we should be steadfast in our prayers. And it seems that what is good about being steadfast is that we annoy...

Fulfill with All Our Heart What God Wants

by Ross Dizon | Feb 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the most blessed of those who are blessed since they fulfill what God wants. And he is the way that leads to...

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 15

by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

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

Touched by an Angel

by Mary Frances Jaster, MISEVI International | Feb 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

The deep desire of lay people to respond to the grief and the anguish that is presented to them and to receive joy and hope is so reflective of what St. Vincent and St. Louise began more than 400 years ago.