Reflections

Lenten Video Series, Day 34: The Big Picture

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | April 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Faith played an enormous role in the building of America. Our ancestors made enormous sacrifices for us to be here today. Patrick Shea believes we’re all here for a reason, and we need to set ourselves on a righteous path.

Lenten Video Series, Day 33: Little Hours

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | April 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Seminarian Thomas Cipolla shares insight on the small sacrifices we make every day through reflective prayer.

All of a Sudden…

by Eugénia Quaresma | April 8, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

We are witnessing the high price to be paid for freedom, and the slow and arduous road to building peace through dialogue and negotiation.

Heart Transplants – Physical… and Spiritual

by John Freund, CM | April 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

I remember well the stir caused when Christian Barnard in 1967 announced the first successful human heart transplant. Newly ordained, I joined with people around the world rejoicing in this miracle.

“Our Planet is Still in the Emergency Room“

by Sr. Michelle Loisel, DC | Dec 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

“Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish.” It is either a Climate Solidarity Pact – or a Collective Suicide Pact.”

Hope in the Darkness | Week One

by Emily Stimpson Chapman | Nov 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

An Advent Journey with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | A Five-Part Series. Week One: Hope in the Darkness.

Advent Receptivity (Matthew 3:1-12)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

One way to hear the Advent Gospel message is to put ourselves in the shoes of all those people walking out to that desert to listen to John the Baptist.

What do you love about being a Sister of Charity?

by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Sisters of Charity

Here are some videos from a series called “Why I love the SCLs” (Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth).

Diary of a Vincentian: In Plain Sight, Yet Invisible

by Javier F. Chento | Oct 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

These stories, these lives, are the real tragedies on the stage of London – playing out each day, each night. In plain sight, yet invisible.

What If St. Vincent Had Called a Synod

by John Freund, CM | Oct 25, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

For the past few weeks Pope Francis is hosting a Synod of Bishops devoted to the issues faced in the Amazon region, sometimes called the lungs of our earth. What Would Vincent Say?

A Canadian View: Global Climate Change

by Jim Paddon | Oct 24, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

As Vincentians we must also look at the effect on our fellow residents of this planet who are amongst those living in poverty.

Catching the Meaning (Lk 17:11-19)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

There’s a nugget of wisdom that goes, “He had the experience, but missed the meaning.”

What My Mother Taught Me About Systemic Change

by John Freund, CM | Oct 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

My mother did not realize she was teaching me about systemic change. But she did. She taught me how to appreciate the Incarnation is the greatest systemic change in our history.

Crown of Glory, Crown of Thorns

by Ross Dizon | Oct 22, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus wears the crown of glory because he first wore the crown of thorns. He proves true the teaching that God lifts up the lowly. The crown of glory that will never fade awaits the faithful shepherds of God’s flock (1 Pt 5, 1-4). But it will be theirs only when the...