Reflections

Migration Pandemic

by Sr. Migdalia Flores, DC | July 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 6 Comments

Well as you all know the pandemic has giving us what I call a “migrating experience.” Some of us have had to move from our workspaces to home spaces and create a job atmosphere.

Slow Seeing? Slow Eating? Slow…?

by John Freund, CM | July 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

“Slow seeing.” I had heard about “slow walking,” “slow eating,” “slow cooking,” etc. So probably I should not have been surprised.

Gracious Acts (2 Corinthians, 8:7-15)

by Tom McKenna, CM | July 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

A two-word phrase Paul inserts in his letter to the Corinthians is so brief as to go almost unnoticed, but it opens onto a truth at the heart of the Gospel.

Vincent Outgrew “Zip Code” Politics!

by John Freund, CM | July 14, 2021 | Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments

Vincent grew beyond his original ministry zip code!

Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXiX

by John Freund, CM | Apr 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

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 42: Small Sacrifices

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Enjoy this bonus clip from our 2022 Lenten Series: The Joy of Sacrifice!

A mission of love

by Ellen Sprigg | Apr 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

It has been two years since the SCN Volunteer Program has been able to bring a team of volunteers back to Belize, due to the global pandemic that has become our daily life.

Talking With and About the Homeless – A New Year’s Resolution

by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

I wonder how many people will make a New Year’s resolution to talk with and about the homeless.

Vulnerable

by Elizabeth Astridge | Dec 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

Sharon Browning writes in her blog about something that we as Vincentians have a great concern for…the Vulnerable: We Americans recently learned that our government has banned the use of 7 words and phrases in budget documents being prepared by at least one agency...

Words That Glow

by Tom McKenna, CM | Dec 27, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

Words That Glow (Isaiah 6:11; John 1:23) A familiar phrase, “It leapt off the page at me!” Of all the lines and sentences in a book, one starts to glow and flash out as if it were being spoken to me personally. I mention this because a single sentence occurring in...

Pope Francis’ Poetically Powerful Insights

by John Freund, CM | Dec 27, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

Pope Francis offered poetically powerful insights in his homily at midnight mass and his noon message to the city and the world.

Hope of Israel and of all Nations

by Ross Dizon | Dec 26, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the hope of Israel and of all nations. Those who trust in him and welcome him rise. They fall, on the other hand, those who distrust and reject him. Joseph and Mary are devout Jews. That is why they come with the child Jesus to the temple to...

Promoting Empowerment in a World of Rampant Toxic Charity

by Elizabeth Astridge | Dec 26, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

What do you think of when you read the word “Sustainability?” Maybe you think solar panels, or houses made of recycled materials. Maybe you think of maintaining schedules or choosing which organizations or tasks require your time and attention. Over the past five...

Food for All that Gives Life and Saves

by Ross Dizon | Dec 25, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

Already at birth, Jesus offers himself as the food that gives life and saves. Unless we eat his flesh and drink his blood, we have no life within us. Mary does not lay her child in a crib. Rather, she lays him, wrapped in swaddling clothes, in a manger, which holds...

Christmas Greeting from the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission

by Tomasz Zieliński | Dec 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

The latest edition of NUNTIA, the bulletin of the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission, greets Christmas and the New Year to the confreres of the Congregation of the Mission and the Vincentian Family, with a few words from the members of the community of...

Evergreen Vincentian Resources at Christmas

by John Freund, CM | Dec 23, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

There are plenty of fine spiritually nourishing Vincentian resources for Christmas making the rounds. The list keeps growing. Here are some places to start.