Reflections

Can You Imagine Preaching To the Pope?

by John Freund, CM | April 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Capuchin Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM bears the title of“Preacher to the Papal Household.” He must be well respected!

Lenten Video Series, Day 26: A Matter of the Heart

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Allowing Christ to lead us to where we need to be rather than where we believe we might want to be, is the core of deriving joy from sacrifice.

Lenten Video Series, Day 25: Impossible Joy

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Recorded just days before he was ordained a Priest, Deacon Volodymyr Radko sat down with us to talk about the sacrifices that come with the process of discernment.

A Vincentian View: Separation from the Father

by Pat Griffin, CM | March 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

A host of lessons arises within the story of the Prodigal Son. It continues to challenge and suggest as we reflect and recognize ourselves in the text.

Looking Out and Looking Up (Luke 19:1-10)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 2, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Luke’s 19th chapter begins with a story of “two people looking.”

How Many Saints Do You Know?

by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

I grant there may be few among us who have had the privilege of meeting the likes of the saint we call Mother Theresa. Yet, you and I have touched, or been touched by, saints.

Believers, and Not Just Thinkers

by Ross Dizon | Nov 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the resurrection and the life. It is enough for us to be believers in him to conquer death. The problem of...

Pope Francis Is Teaching Me To See Again

by John Freund, CM | Dec 20, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Pope Francis taught me to see… I see the nativity scene as if for the first time.

O Antiphons and Systemic Change – Day 3

by Sister Ellen LaCapria, DC | Dec 19, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Sr. Ellen LaCapria, DC offers her artwork of O Antiphons with some basic notions of Systemic Change. Day 3.

O Antiphons and Systemic Change – Day 2

by Sister Ellen LaCapria, DC | Dec 18, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Sr. Ellen LaCapria, DC offers her artwork of O Antiphons with some basic notions of Systemic Change. Day 2.

Through the Veil (Isaiah 11; Hebrews 6)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Dec 18, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Much of life, is spent waiting — and Advent is the time of hopeful waiting.

The Systemic Change That Began In Mary’s Womb

by John Freund, CM | Dec 18, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

Have you ever thought of the birth of Jesus as the greatest systemic change?

O Antiphons and Systemic Change – Day 1

by Sister Ellen LaCapria, DC | Dec 17, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Sr. Ellen LaCapria, DC offers her artwork of O Antiphons with some basic notions of Systemic Change. Day 1.

Help from the Always Faithful and True

by Ross Dizon | Dec 17, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus Christ, our Savior, is Emmanuel, “God-with-us.” In him and through him, God goes with us and gives us the help that we need. Ahaz, the king of Judah, fears the combined armies of Syria and Israel. And yet he turns down God’s offer of help, for he refuses to do...