Reflections
Lenten Video Series, Day 8: No Greater Love
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Deacon Ryan Nguyen recounts how, on the night before his crucifixion, Christ prayed for joy.
When Did We See You…
by Sister Susan J. Smolinsky, SC | March 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
The article and photo are by Sister Susan Smolinsky, a Sister of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax. She serves as a county jail chaplain in New York.
Lenten Video Series, Day 7: Sacré-Cœur
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Sister Cora Caeli, S.V. introduces us to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Storing Up (Luke 6:42-45)
by Tom McKenna, CM | March 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments
In a Lukan parable, Jesus uses the image of “storing,” accumulating and building up a certain quality inside one’s heart.
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A Vincentian View: If you see something, do something
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 26, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
All of us have become familiar with the incentive that has become part of our national effort to protect each other and our country: “If you see something, say something.”
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Ancestry.com and Mary’s memories!
by John Freund, CM | Oct 26, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Ancestry.com has some 30 Billion memories! These memories or historical records were valued at $4.7 billion in December 2020! Who knew?
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Save What Is Lost, This Is What It Is About
by Ross Dizon | Oct 25, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, the Son of Man, has come to seek and to save what is lost. No, there are no lost cases for him. St. Luke tells...
Praying With Pictures Worth a Thousand Words
by John Freund, CM | Jul 5, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Is all prayer something that we have to set aside specific times for? Not really! How about praying in short bursts as an image comes to our minds?
Eucharistic Attitudes (Lk 9:11-17)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 3, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
As we gather around the table of the Lord’s Supper each Sunday to celebrate the giving of his Body and Blood for us, we would do well to reflect on what it is we’re sharing in.
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.
A Vincentian View: The Sign of the Cross
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jun 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
The sign of the cross enables us to confess our belief in our Triune God in a regular though sometimes forgetful manner.
A Parable – Paying attention to details
by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
We can learn from Pope Francis how little things can be so significant in a “culture of encounter.”