Reflections
Lenten Video Series, Day 14: Joy of Friendship
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 17, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In the Summer of 1958, Jack McErlean discovered the joy of honor, the joy of faith, and the joy of friendship, through the sacrifice and hardship of military service.
Have You Ever Thought About These Issues?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | March 17, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
Did you ever think about these issues homeless people face? The following four headlines caught my eye during the past month.
Lenten Video Series, Day 13: Cast Away
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Daughter of Charity, Sister Michelle Nguyen shares her harrowing story of her escape from Vietnam, and how her near-death sacrifice brought her closer to Christ than she ever thought possible.
A Vincentian View: Synodality and Listening
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
For me, the word most frequently invoked as one reflects upon and participates in the call to synodality in the current Church is “listening.”
Marks on All of Our Hearts
by MISEVI Slovakia | Nov 7, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
In August, the traditional weekly suburban children’s camp was held in Stara Boleslav in the Czech Republic.
The Pope Video • For Children Who Suffer
by .famvin | Nov 5, 2022 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Children Who Suffer.
Driving a Car For the Last Time
by John Freund, CM | Nov 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
In my mid-eighties, I knew the day would come when I would no longer drive.
The Mission in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Aug 5, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
In the case of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, its mission and vision are contained in the Rule, a document created in 1836 by our founders and that, after a few updates, reaches the 21st century with the same primitive spirit that guided our ancestors.
Hope Found at the Border: Vincentian Volunteers in El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico
by .famvin | Aug 5, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Each year, Colorado Vincentian Volunteers takes our volunteers to El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico to study the issues at the border. These are a few of their reflections.
So you think you understand homelessness!
by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
What do I know about the common profile of people who sleep in each of these situations- on the street, in a car, in an abandoned building, on friends’ sofas, etc.?
The Poor Jesus: The Christology Of St. Vincent De Paul
by John P. Prager, CM | Aug 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
No one can invent a Christology out of nothing. We all receive the traditions from earlier generations. We meditate on the responses from the past about Jesus because some of those answers are definitive. Nevertheless, every time the Christian community answers some questions about Jesus, new questions come up.
Comforting Arms (Isaiah 66:13)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 31, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Comfort is high among the promises of Jesus’ Kingdom – the Reign of God bringing protection, welcoming, a soothing of painful wounds, a safe harbor.
Should Loans Carry Warnings?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 31, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) in Ireland has called for all licensed moneylenders to carry a tobacco-style warning on their advertising and literature.
Wise and Rich Before God Along With Jesus
by Ross Dizon | Jul 30, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
To be wise and rich before God means, above all, to follow Jesus and to live like him.
Ozanam, Social Mobilizer Par Excellence
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jul 29, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
We have to recognize this: Ozanam has managed to mobilize a large crowd of people to help the poor, through his preaching,
Can You Look People In the Eye?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Pope Francis often uses the word, “encounter,” 32 times in “The Joy of the Gospel” and as an antidote to our “throwaway culture,” in which people who are seen as useless are cast aside.