St. John’s University commemorated the passing of Sr. Margaret John Kelly, D.C. ’64G, ’67Ph.D., the founder and former Executive Director of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society.
Reflections
First Aid AND Long-term Solutions Needed For the Homeless
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | November 17, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
The Vincentian Family is committed to a collaborative worldwide effort to eradicate homelessness by 2030. We can only get to 2030 by looking at homelessness in 2020.
The Student is the Teacher’s Masterpiece: St. Albert the Great and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
by Tom Hoopes | November 17, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Teachers can’t expect to have a student as exceptional as St. Thomas Aquinas, but both Albertus Magnus and Mother Seton understood that every teacher can create “masterpieces” by forming students in Christ’s image.
“Practicing” The Faith (Malachi 3:19-20)
by Tom McKenna, CM | November 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
As with all literature, there are many words in the Scriptures that need interpretation, that second look to get at their more underlying meaning.
How Does House-lessness Differ From Home-lessness?
by John Freund, CM | November 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
I wondered what “wandering art gallery eyes” might mean; I often find intriguing insights in the French Catholic periodical La Croix.
Climate Change: An Update and a Response
by James R. Walters | May 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Since starting my work as the NGO Representative for the Sisters of Charity Federation at the United Nations at the start of the year, there is a plethora of justice issues that demand our attention.
Get Up and Set Out (John 6:44, Acts 8:26-40)
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
This homily was preached on the occasion of the taking of Final Vows by a Vincentian seminarian, Alex Palacios, in Philadelphia, PA.
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.
Ihor, a life changed amidst the pandemic in Ukraine
by .famvin | Jun 7, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Ihor worked as a storekeeper at a metal warehouse. However, just before the quarantine measures were implemented, the owner fired Ihor from his job.
The Pope Video • Compassion for the World
by .famvin | Jun 6, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Compassion for the World.
Trinity – From Puzzle To Be Solved To Model To Be Lived
by John Freund, CM | Jun 5, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
It has been a journey from Trinity as a puzzle to Trinity as a model for my life.
The Pope’s Ambulance
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jun 4, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Donating an ambulance dedicated to serving the medical emergencies of the homeless is but the latest expression of his sensitivity to their needs.
Reaching Across (1 Samuel:20)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 3, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Especially in these fractious times, how to move more toward unity rather than separation? How to help others to see past tightly held identity markers?
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 Reyes 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...