But you shouldn’t build up “talking to a homeless person” in your mind as something that’s vastly different from talking to any other kind of person.
Reflections
MISEVI Colombia and its Missionary Journey
by Beatriz E. Gaviria O. | April 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Beatriz reflects on the effects of living the mission life of MISEVI during the years with covid restrictions. MISEVI Colombia is committed to local community mission work.
Lenten Video Series, Day 28: Into Your Hands
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | April 2, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Consider the small things you can do to open yourself up to others, and your rewards will be joyful.
Lenten Video Series, Day 27: Compassion
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | April 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
For Katelyn Servey, growing in her relationship with Jesus Christ through sacrifice and experience, enables her to figure out how to navigate the maze of life.
Can You Imagine Preaching To the Pope?
by John Freund, CM | April 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Capuchin Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM bears the title of“Preacher to the Papal Household.” He must be well respected!
Waiting for the Lord | Week Three
by Emily Stimpson Chapman | Dec 14, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
An Advent Journey with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | A Five-Part Series. Week Three: Waiting for the Lord.
God Up Close (Mt. 11:2-11)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Dec 14, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Something with which most every believer can struggle is the felt nearness of God: how close up do I sense the Divine presence?
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.
Fill Up What is Lacking in Christ’s Afflictions
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Apr 9, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
On the cross, the one who bears our sufferings carries out fully our redemption. And to gaze at him mournfully and prayerfully is to pledge to fill up in our flesh what is lacking in his afflictions (see Col 1, 24). It is not that the work of Christ is not enough...
Jesus Christ and the Daily Practice of the Vincentians
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Apr 9, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
As a daily practice, Vincentians always have to talk about Jesus. Not only talk, but act like Jesus.
Every Vincentian is Franciscan
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Apr 8, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Every Vincentian is a little Franciscan, because the virtues of this Italian saint permeate our day-to-day.
The Pope Video • Doctors and their Collaborators in War-Torn Areas
by .famvin | Apr 6, 2019 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Doctors and their Collaborators in War-Torn Areas.