This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
Reflections
Working for Access to Vaccinations
by Diane Curtis | October 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In India, SCNs Asrita Lugun and Gracy Thombrakudy have visited the labor office a number of times to request the office conduct a vaccination camp for the migrants of the district.
A Vincentian View: If today you hear his voice…
by Pat Griffin, CM | October 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
One of my favorite lines in the psalms rests within Psalm 95. The prayer starts with a wonderful summon to the people to praise.
Do we play the short game or the long game?
by John Freund, CM | October 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
It is obvious that we are not living in the same church as we were some 50 years ago. How obvious depends on whether you are 60, 40, or 20,
Throne of Grace, Goodness and Mercy
by Ross Dizon | October 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Saint John the Baptist, Mother Seton, and the Meaning of Birthdays
by Tom Hoopes | Jun 24, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
June 24 is the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, coming exactly half a year from Christmas. Everyone loves a birthday, but St. Elizabeth Ann Seton intuitively saw something the Catholic Church also uniquely sees: birthdays have a deep and powerful meaning.
Don’t You Understand?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 24, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
I never gave much thought to what is involved when I hear or ask the question, “Don’t you understand?”
A Vincentian View: Be Radical
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 11, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Elizabeth and Zechariah are willing to think “outside the box”, and give a new name to this extraordinary gift which comes into their midst.
Where’s the piccolo?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 11, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Systemic change does not just happen. It takes the collaboration of many people with different gifts. Each of us has a role in the chorus.
Repent and Believe in the Gospel
by Ross Dizon | Jul 10, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, though without sin, embodies what it means to repent. He calls us to preach repentance and become the visible and effective sign of what we preach. Jesus begins his public ministry, proclaiming: “The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the...
Parish Becomes Intercultural
by Sr. Tracy Kemme | Jul 10, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
4,800 miles. That's how far our Guatemalan parishioners traveled from their villages to get to Cincinnati. Each of those miles meant stepping further away from their families and homeland, and closer to an uncertain future in a strange country. And yet they kept...
Advocacy Connection: Standing in Support of DREAMers
by Mary Ann Dantuono | Jul 8, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
At the National Assembly in Kansas City on September 9, 2017, the Ladies of Charity of the United States of America adopted a resolution to stand with DREAMers as they seek a permanent solution to their "lack of status" in the US. The young people we are...
A Sacramental Imagination
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 7, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Catholics live in an enchanted world, a world of statues and holy water, stained glass and votive candles, saints and religious medals, rosary beads and holy pictures. But these Catholic paraphernalia are mere hints of a deeper and more pervasive religious sensibility...
The Pope Video • Priests and Their Pastoral Ministry
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jul 7, 2018 | Church, Formation, Reflections
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may find help and comfort in their intimacy with the Lord and in their friendship with their brother priests. Pope Francis - July 2018 [youtube...
Do Vincentians Really Have the Smell of the Sheep?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 6, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The first time Pope Francis caught our attention with the image of the “smell of the sheep” was a mere two weeks after he became Pope.
VLM/VMC Impact: Vincentian Formation – What Must Be Done?
by Gina Leal | Jul 5, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
We continue to share a series of reflections made by Vincentian Lay Missionaries and Vincentian Mission Corps participants about their experience serving, how it has impacted their lives and how they continue to live the Vincentian Charism today. Six years have...