A simple fact of life. We don’t always agree… especially on things that are important to us.
Reflections
Lenten Video Series, Day 26: A Matter of the Heart
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Allowing Christ to lead us to where we need to be rather than where we believe we might want to be, is the core of deriving joy from sacrifice.
Lenten Video Series, Day 25: Impossible Joy
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Recorded just days before he was ordained a Priest, Deacon Volodymyr Radko sat down with us to talk about the sacrifices that come with the process of discernment.
A Vincentian View: Separation from the Father
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
A host of lessons arises within the story of the Prodigal Son. It continues to challenge and suggest as we reflect and recognize ourselves in the text.
What Is Your Dream Today?
by John Freund, CM | March 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“Stop that day-dreaming!” I suspect that each of us heard those words at least once in our childhood. Often it would be followed up with. “There’s work to do!”
Justify Those Who Are Not Wholly Just
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 13, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is “God-with-us.” This name makes known that the one who alone is holy is with us who are not holy; he wants to...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 7
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 13, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
Following Christ the Evangelizer of the Poor Then and Now
by John Freund, CM | Apr 5, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Just as the first Vincentians 200 years ago could not have imagined the world they were entering, who of us could have imagined just a generation ago the world in which we are serving.
VLM/VMC Impact: “I Come in Peace and Will Leave in Peace”
by Bella Davila | Apr 4, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
I was sure that I was not coming to Chepnyal to cause harm in anyway, therefore the promise of coming in peace and leaving in peace appeared easy.
A Vincentian View: The Love of a Father
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 3, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
An analysis of each of the persons in the story would reward our study, but let me single out the way the father responds to his younger son’s return.
Dignity and Responsibility of Women
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Apr 2, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
The new that God is doing springs forth now in Jesus. Those with chauvinist mentality do not see this newness that acknowledges the dignity and responsibility of women (Benedict XVI). Joseph finds out that Mary is carrying in her womb a child that is not his. But...
Living the “Already” of Mission and the “Not Yet” of Vows
by Sr. Kara Davis, DC | Apr 2, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
My day to day life doesn’t seem too different than my sisters who have made vows. Yet every March 25 there is something that distinctly separates us.
Differences between a Assistentialism, Philanthropy and Charity
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Apr 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
When referring to the social promotion of the materially needy people, many confuse the meaning of the words assistentialism, philanthropy and charity.
MISEVI International
by Mónica Villar Guisado | Apr 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
A reflection from Monica Villar, who is a member of MISEVI Spain and also a member of the International Coordinating Team of MISEVI International.
Lenten Reflection (Presentation)
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 31, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
This Lenten Reflection is from Deep Down Things by Richard McCullen, C.M.
We Forget Mary Was A Teenager
by John Freund, CM | Mar 29, 2019 | Featured Videos, Formation, Reflections
It is so easy to forget Mary was a teenager. She was an ordinary young girl who heard an angel say something amazing to her.