An important step in Mother Seton’s conversion took place on Ash Wednesday, when she first entered the Catholic Church.
Reflections
Dressing an Old Story in Today’s Clothes
by John Freund, CM | July 6, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A good story reflects some reality even if it is told in different clothes.
Roundabout Ways We Take to Get Our Way
by Ross Reyes Dizon | July 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 5
by Famvin Media Resources | July 5, 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.
Listening to Sounds in the ER
by John Freund, CM | July 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
I write this Vincentian Mindwalk fresh from an unplanned 24 hours in our local hospital.
Living Ash Wednesday the Way Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Did
by Lisa Lickona | Feb 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Mother Seton didn’t walk the Way of the Cross alone during her life, but rather she surrounded herself with a community, with whom she journeyed in mutual dependence, step by step, along the path Christ set for them.
Do Your Spiritual Hearing Aids Need Cleaning?
by John Freund, CM | Feb 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Lent is a time of listening… cleaning my ears to hear the Good News.
A Canadian View: Safe, Secure and Affordable Housing is a Human Right – Part Two
by Jim Paddon | Nov 28, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
More details about the The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Canada’s 3-year campaign under the theme of “SAFE, SECURE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT.”
A Vincentian View: The Decision to be Grateful
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
We need to be grateful for all the blessings that we receive and to express that awareness aloud in words and through deeds.
Thanksgiving with Mary … and a Dangerous Memory
by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Mary’s Magnificat is a dangerous memory. Mary not only gave thanks for this revolution. She intuitively realized she was part of the revolution.
Forward March towards Our Lord Jesus
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Nov 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ is the leader and perfecter of faith. Fixing our eyes on him, we go forward with firm decision to reach what lies ahead. St. Paul says that “our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.” The saying shows that, for him, time moves forward. That...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Giving Leads To Blessings
by John Freund, CM | Nov 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
As we give thanks let us “pay it forward”!
Justice and the Members of the Vincentian Family
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Nov 25, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Divine justice is one of the Beatitudes that Jesus spoke about during his sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12).
The Sisters of Holmes County, Mississippi, Integral to the Community
by Dan Stockman, GSR | Nov 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Three sisters are continuing the ministries of Sr. Paula Merrill, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky, and Sr. Margaret Held of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee.
Advent Letter 2019 by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 22, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
In this year’s Advent letter, Fr Tomaž Mavrič, CM invites us to look at God’s provident love, and to reflect on some key texts of St Vincent de Paul.
Did the Pharisees Get It RIght About Christ the King?
by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
After Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” Jesus did not. Why?