Reflections

A Vincentian Heart

by Mary Frances Jaster | June 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

An Interview with Gina Paredes from the Dominican Republic

Firewood for the Soul: Who is my Family?

by Samantha Hill | June 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.

The Privilege of Serving the Poor • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | June 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Those who have the privilege of distributing the public help [...] go, for instance, to the twelfth arrondissement, one of the strongholds of the insurrection, and out of about ninety thousand inhabitants they find eight thousand families inscribed on the list of the...

Re-evaluating Your Childhood Beliefs

by John Freund, CM | May 31, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

I would be surprised if you haven’t re-evaluated some of your childhood beliefs.

What Wise People are in your Life?

by John Freund, CM | Jun 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

A truly wise person helps you to see, and helps you step back to get perspective.

Contemplation: To Discern, Not to Decide

by Tim Williams | Jun 18, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org In the Society of St Vincent de Paul, “all decisions are made by...

Calm in the Middle of the Storm

by Ross Dizon | Jun 18, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

By trusting in the Lord Jesus we can stay calm even when evil seems to triumph.

On Earth as it is in Heaven

by Mark Pranaitis, CM | Mar 7, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

When I was a boy, maybe 6 or 7, Sr. Angela taught me and my classmates that heaven was this great place where we would praise God all day long for eternity. My response? “Huh? boring!”

Gratitude: The Key (1 Cor. 9: 16-19; Mk.1:29-39)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

A question: what is it that allows people to keep on giving? What is it that motivates someone who isn’t receiving any reward or payment to continue being generous?

Post-COVID Modern Day Rip Van Winkles

by John Freund, CM | Mar 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

The “digital revolution” began some 50 years ago depending upon which milestone you choose. We are just now beginning to realize how this digital revolution is impacting every facet of our lives.

Contemplation: Guideposts on the Journey – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection

by Tim Williams | Mar 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org To boast about our accomplishments in works of charity brings to mind a routine by the comedian Chris Rock, in which he jokes about people who brag when they do what they are supposed to do. (“I graduated high...

Lift up the Son of Man on the Cross

by Ross Dizon | Mar 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Those in power lift up Jesus on the wood of the cross. In letting them do so, he proves true his word that God so loves the world that he gives his only Son, so that those who believe in him may have eternal life. The Lord tells Moses to lift up on a pole a serpent...