Reflections

“All Are Welcome” … Really?

by John Freund, CM | September 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

We are many decades into the phenomenon of shopping for “gated communities” of like-minded people. So many do not experience that they are welcome.

Homelessness – Our Heritage and Challenge

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | September 22, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments

As we approach the feast of St. Vincent de Paul we can draw strength and be challenged by all that St. Vincent did. Many may not believe that one man could do all that Vincent did!

Acceptance — And Ingenuity (Luke 16:1-13)

by Tom McKenna, CM | September 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

Scripture Scholars tell us that the meaning behind the word “parable” is curve, as in throwing a curve.

Do You Prefer Courtrooms or Banquet Halls?

by John Freund, CM | September 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

If I asked you, I suspect most, without having any further details, would say they would rather be in a banquet setting than a court of law.

The Passion of Christ

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Apr 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

The famous 2004 film, The Passion of The Christ, directed by Mel Gibson, depicted very vividly the passion which Jesus...

Palm Sunday Reflection

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 31, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

A short reflection for Palm Sunday for the Vincentian Family (slide presentation).

I Thought I Knew the Apostles!

by John Freund, CM | Mar 31, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

I have read and preached about the apostles for more than 50 years. I am just now discovering questions I wish I had asked… and prayed about.

The Reality of the Church – Then… and Now

by John Freund, CM | Apr 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

The church of almost 2000 years ago Many times we think of an idealized version of the early community as presented in the second chapter Acts 2:42 and repeated in the fourth chapter Acts 4:32 to highlight the importance for St. Luke. ... they devoted themselves to...

Center of Our Whole Being and Our Life

by Ross Dizon | Apr 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is our only gate. And no one should be more in the center of our life than he. The shepherd is the center of attention of the sheep. For he leads them. He leads them out, and then walks ahead of them. So, no wonder that the sheep recognize and heed his voice as...

Vincentian Prayer Images: Carrying Firewood To a Widow of Cholera Epidemic

by John Freund, CM | Apr 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

What can I do as an individual to help others cope with their fears and losses?

Letter from Most Reverend Vicente Bokalic, CM, Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

by Vicente Bokalic, CM | Apr 27, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

We share a letter that Most Reverend Vicente Bokalic, CM, Bishop of Santiago del Espero (Argentina) wrote to Tomaž Mavrič.

Diaries of a Vincentian: Rocco

by Ewan Day-Collins | Apr 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

I knew him as Rocco, his nickname. Every week, we’d chat. His ‘patch’ was outside Sainsbury’s, the main supermarket in Cambridge.

A Time to Encounter Jesus Present in Scripture

by Augustine Elayanikkattu Abraham Siby CM | Apr 24, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

It is a time for us to receive the incarnated Word in the Word that is presented to us in the Scriptures.

Mouse Traps – When Did We See You Hungry?

by John Freund, CM | Apr 24, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

The Parable of the Mouse Trap shows us our unknown connections

St. Vincent de Paul’s Inner “Doubting Thomas”

by John Freund, CM | Apr 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

I thought I knew the meaning of the story of “doubting Thomas.” That is until I read ‘Like Thomas, I Don’t Always Believe’ by Ryan Henderson Espinoza.

Medical People – Serving In Encampments and On the Street

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Apr 23, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

One question leads to another! Last week I reflected on what is involved in choosing to go to a shelter in this time of Pandemic. Since then I found myself asking, not whether I would go to shelter, but what would happen if I got sick on the street or in an...

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