For many of my years, “Home for the Holidays” was in the back of most people’s minds come Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Reflections
Lenten Video Series, Day 6: Even a Glimpse
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
It is through the Passion and Crucifixion that Jack Ziegler comes face-to-face with Christ’s sacrifice.
Prayers and Changes for Good
by Ross Reyes Dizon | March 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXIII
by John Freund, CM | March 8, 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.
Lenten Video Series, Day 5: Unconditional
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 7, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Janet Creeden’s story is one of trial and tragedy, and yet, she was able to put her fate into God’s hands.
Sheltering: A meditation for the Vincentian Family
by Robert Maloney, CM | Nov 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The works of mercy lie at the heart of our Family’s spirituality.
Fix our Gaze on our Lord Jesus
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Nov 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
After putting up with the shameful cross, Jesus has been lifted up to the highest place. To fix our eyes on him means...
A Canadian View: New Year’s Resolutions
by Jim Paddon | Jan 10, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
As we begin another New Year full of plans and hopes for all the things we want to accomplish, it is a good time to take a very realistic look at our world.
A Vincentian View: Baptism Words
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 9, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
After the Baptism, Jesus hears these words: “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
Who says…?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 9, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Let me tell you about one man who has had no special training or lots of money who is cleaning up Detroit with the help of homeless people. (It is not St. Vincent.)
Baptism with the Holy Spirit and Fire
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jan 8, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is God’s very dear Son and his Christ. His baptism authenticates him so. And he will baptize whomever believes in him with the Holy Spirit and fire. Receiving prayerfully John’s baptism of repentance, Jesus shows once again that he is one with us...
MISEVI and Vatican II
by Mary Frances Jaster, MISEVI – USA | Jan 7, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
The Vatican II Documents call us to holiness and to mission. As lay Vincentians, MISEVI is responding to that call.
Seton Reflections: The Wise Among Us Still Seek the Lord
by Danielle Bean, Seton Reflections | Jan 6, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Reflecting on the journey of the three wise men helped lead Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton to the Catholic Church.
The Star of Our Journey in the New Year
by John Freund, CM | Jan 4, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
The star of the wisemen can be a metaphor the times in our lives when we must seek in the darkness for the light of God’s Providence as did St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Vincent dePaul.
The Holy Family and My Family
by John Freund, CM | Jan 3, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Is your family perfect? No? Isn’t the birth of Jesus an invitation to a radical change in our thinking to grow into the mind of Christ’s way of thinking? It is okay to develop and grow within our family… as Jesus did!
“Honor” The Hidden Life
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jan 2, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Those years between Jesus’ adolescence and public ministry there’s only silence, only the anonymity of what writers have termed The Hidden Life.