Dear brothers and sisters in Christ and Saint Vincent, we would like to share a little of what was our IV National Assembly of MISEVI, Mexico.
Reflections
Homeless People with Cell Phones?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | February 17, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
Seeing a homeless person with a cell phone raises eyebrows for some people. A formerly homeless person tells how it was a lifeline.
A Vincentian View: Blessed are the Poor
by Pat Griffin, CM | February 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
If you have ever seen Fiddler on the Roof, you may remember the prayer of Tevye.
Did Listening To the Spirit Change People 2000 Years Ago?
by John Freund, CM | February 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
We all know not listening changed the world. If not, grab your bible and read about Adam and Eve in Gen 2-3.
Heavenly as Our Father Who Is in Heaven
by Ross Dizon | February 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
If Cathedrals Could Speak… Would We Listen?
by John Freund, CM | Sep 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The TV coverage of the Queen’s funeral allowed us to see the inside of Westminster Abbey from many angles. The Abbey is rich in history and could tell many stories.
The Pope Video • For the Abolition of the Death Penalty
by .famvin | Sep 29, 2022 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the Abolition of the Death Penalty.
Social Justice Conversations: Power to the People
by Jack Murphy | Apr 17, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
More Vincentians are asking deeper questions and looking for ways to enkindle families and to link them with resources to move them to financial stability.
A Vincentian View: Innocent
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 17, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
As we reflect upon the meaning of the cross in this Holy Week, the third evangelist’s writing draws us to consider the suffering of the faultless in an emphatic way.
Holy Week – Jesus Asks “Do you understand?”
by John Freund, CM | Apr 17, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Holy Week – Jesus washes feet and asks “Do you understand?” God is present in loving service more than power and might.
Living through the Death of Jesus Christ
by Ross Dizon | Apr 16, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus wears the crown of glory because he died for everyone (Heb 2, 9). If we share his death, he will have us living with him in glory. The wicked, true to the plots they were hatching against Jesus, cut him off from the land of the living (Jer 11, 19-20). But God,...
Harmony in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Apr 15, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
We must have the appropriate profile of president for our Councils and Conferences; otherwise, the harmony that governs our organization will end.
Share Your Saint? Saints and Scholars in Vincentian Europe
by Dee Mansi | Apr 14, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Which saint matters to you and why?
A Canadian View: Reconciliation (Part 1)
by Jim Paddon | Apr 11, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
A word that is heard and used often during the Lenten season is reconciliation.
Solidarity
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 10, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
A saving solidarity: when someone is suffering, not only sympathizing but carrying them through…doing something to lift the burden.
More Than the Appendix in Bed 404B
by John Freund, CM | Apr 10, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Doctors need to treat that appendix. But that appendix is not something in a laboratory dish. It is part of the many systems we call a person. And that person is part of many other systems.