Reflections

Jesus Drew the Best Out of Ordinary People

by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

The Jerusalem stockbrokers would not have been very interested in Jesus’ leadership team. They liked the way rabbis were picked from among the most promising.

Mind and Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ

by Ross Reyes Dizon | May 3, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus and the Father are one and of one mind and heart. And to be a Christian means to have Christ’s mind and heart. Jesus walks about in the temple area on Solomon’s Porch or Colonnade. It is a place many people go to, especially in winter. For there, due to a...

Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXXI

by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.

Collaboration to Respond to the Crisis in Ukraine

by Fr. Stephen Monaghan, CM | May 2, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Here is a little example of how the Vincentian Family has worked together in a collaborative way to respond to the crisis in Ukraine.

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 12

by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.

The Pope Video • For Educators

by .famvin | Jan 14, 2023 | Church, Formation, Reflections

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Educators.

I Never Saw It Coming

by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

I knew the letter was coming. But I never expected to be drawn as deeply into it.

Courageous, Watchful, Ready, Faithful

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Aug 6, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the leader of those to whom the Father sees fit to give the kingdom. Those who truly belong to him are courageous, watchful, ready, faithful. “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours,” taught Jesus earlier. Now he says that such...

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.

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