Reflections

Firewood for the Soul: Giver Of Life

by Samantha Hill | May 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

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

Faith: an Act of Will • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | May 11, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Dear friend, you are continually heading out on long and fatiguing journeys that are dangerous to your health (your health has already been severely tested). Bear with me as I express my concern. You say you are seeking to create new sources of interest for yourself...

The Ascension: What Mother Seton Found in the Sky

by Tom Hoopes | May 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

What does the Ascension of the Lord mean for the world and for our own lives? The answer can be found in the faith journey of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, who kept her gaze firmly fixed on Jesus, through time and eternity.

Mother Deafness – It’s Real!

by John Freund, CM | May 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Mothers might have saved Stanford University a lot of money. Most mothers already know instinctively when “mother deafness” manifests itself in their teenagers.

Bother Those of Strict Observance

by Ross Dizon | Sep 6, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus shows us God who is rich in mercy. He welcomes sinners and eats with them. This does bother not a few folks....

Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 14

by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 6, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

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 | Sep 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

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.

Our Declaration of Independence – An Examination of Conscience

by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2019 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change

Reading our “declaration of independence” can serve as an examination of conscience on the struggles in living out this declaration over the two and a half centuries since then.

Marks of Jesus in Those He Is Sending

by Ross Dizon | Jul 2, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus tells us to go on our way. He sends us like lambs among wolves, proclaiming that the kingdom of God is at hand and bearing his marks. Mission marks the followers of Jesus. He sends the Twelve (Lk 9, 1-6), but also seventy-two others. So, Jesus...

Sanctity and Unity in Diversity

by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jul 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

At the same time that we achieve “unity in diversity,” another unfoldment automatically takes place: the search for holiness.

“Be Still” & CVV Digital Story

by Mary Frances Jaster, CVV | Jul 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Two stories from Colorado Vincentian Volunteers: “Be Still” by Mary Adamand a digital story by Maggie Loughran.

When Life Gets In the Way of Prayer

by John Freund, CM | Jun 28, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Contemplation can be cultivated in many ways that don’t require a monastic, solitary, silent approach. St. Vincent shows us to pray in a different and more concrete way.