Reflections

Lenten Video Series, Day 10: A Mother’s Love

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 12, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

David Slusarick drew tremendous inspiration from the sacrifices made by his mom during times of hardship.

Lenten Video Series, Day 9: The Way

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Like those called to Christ in the Gospel, there comes a time in everyone’s life when God reaches out his hand and asks us to follow him. For Joe Donahue, it meant leaving a comfortable position climbing the corporate ladder.

Luke’s Gospel – Trees or Forest?

by John Freund, CM | March 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments

I often heard two seemingly contradictory thoughts about parents in “real families.”

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.

Prepare the Way of the Lord Jesus

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Nov 29, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the King who comes to rule the earth with justice. We all have to repent and prepare for his coming. To...

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 5

by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 29, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

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

Going to Mary with Mother Seton and St. Catherine Labouré

by Tom Hoopes | Nov 28, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

The Miraculous Medal is a bestseller at religious goods stores worldwide, and has been for more than a century.

Seeing But Not Seeing in Our Ministry on the Margins

by John Freund, CM | Jan 30, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Systemic change

We tend to only see what is within the horizon of our experiences. We need people who broaden our vision to wider possibilities.

Rejection of Jesus by His Very Own People

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jan 29, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the great prophet that God has raised up from among us. Rejection of him on our part will leave us not knowing the truth that will free us. Jesus wins approval and admiration at the synagogue in Nazareth. But suddenly, he becomes an object of rejection....

Part of our Life

by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jan 28, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Being a Vincentian is part of our life, the same as being a professional, father, mother, son, daughter, student, etc.

World Youth Day – From the Perspective of an Older Generation

by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

“Youth are needed because of their boldness and audacity, even their imprudence. They provide us with new ideas and a new way of doing things that we had never imagined.” Frederic Ozanam

A Canadian View: Hope and Despair

by Jim Paddon | Jan 24, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

On a recent day of doing four home visits with my partner, I saw two very different views on what this year may have in store for us: Hope and Despair.

A Vincentian View: A Call to Conversion

by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

I am struck by the way in which “the feast of the Conversion of Paul” creates a context at beginning and end with which Vincent’s bounds his remembrance.

Needed Not Needy: A Systemic Change in Perception

by John Freund, CM | Jan 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

Why Changing The World’s Perception Is Critical To How We Tackle Poverty

Like Jesus in Mind, Heart and Action

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jan 22, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the one whom God has anointed with the Holy Spirit and sent to bring glad tidings to the poor. And he wants us to be like him, bringing the Good News to the poor by the power of the Spirit. We Christians try to become like Jesus Christ. We seek to conform...