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Reflections
Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 14
by Famvin Media Resources | September 6, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
Slovakian Missionaries Visit the New MISEVI Indigenous Mission in Soloy, Panama
by Jana Buffová and Inka Königová | September 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Over the course of two weeks in August, three lay missionaries and a Vincentian priest from Slovakia visited us at the Soloy mission in Panama.
Can You Believe What the Pope Said About Old Age?
by John Freund, CM | September 2, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Six months ago, Pope Francis began a 16-part reflection on old age by asking the Holy Spirit to help us understand and appreciate the great contribution that the elderly can make to a just and fraternal society.
A Vincentian View: Embracing the Truth
by Pat Griffin, CM | August 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This past weekend contained the “moving-in” days at St. John’s.
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.
Lenten Video Series: Day 5, Presence of Grace
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 2, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 5: Presence of Grace.
CVV Pilgrimage to the Border
by Mary Frances Jaster | Mar 2, 2020 | Formation, News, Reflections
Each year Colorado Vincentian Volunteers makes a pilgrimage to the Border between Mexico and the United States. Here are two of this year’s reflections.
Lenten Video Series: Day 4, Run To God
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 4: Run To God.
Lenten Video Series: Day 3, Thank You
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 3: Thank You
Pope Francis on Lent – The Expected and Unexpected
by John Freund, CM | Feb 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
I should not have been but I was surprised by some of the things Pope Francis included in his Lenten Letter 2020
Lenten Video Series: Day 2, Heart of Love
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 27, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 2: Heart of Love
What Did St. Vincent Do For the Homeless of His Day?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Feb 27, 2020 | Collaboration, Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Vincent and Louise de Marillac were deeply committed to the education and moral formation of young people living on the streets or in dire conditions.
Lenten Video Series: Day 1, A Gift from God
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 1: A Gift from God
Little Pieces of Light (Isaiah 58; Mt. 5)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Returning to the light imagery of Isaiah and Jesus, we’re enjoined not to deepen the dark by inaction but rather to let the light of our active compassion push back the gloom.