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Reflections
The Pope Video • Fundamental Rights
by .famvin | April 10, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Fundamental Rights.
How to Do Apostolic Reflection
by Famvin Media Resources | April 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
A simple PowerPoint to guide your group step by step in the process of apostolic reflection.
Reacting to Different Ways of Thinking
by John Freund, CM | April 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Looking at Jesus through the eyes of a Jewish person or a Gentile.
A Canadian View: Diversity & Inclusion
by Jim Paddon | April 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Canada’s social justice committee has been tasked with developing material and recommendations related to the issue of systemic racism.
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XX
by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 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.
Could Teleportation Aid Bible Reading?
by John Freund, CM | Feb 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
I sometimes wish I could be teleported back to the days of the early church and experience Jesus as they did.
A Vincentian View: 2417
by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 20, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: 2417 400 years. For the universe, or the pyramids, or the Judeo-Christian faith, it does not seem like such a long time, but for human life it really is. In this year, as we all know, we celebrate the 400th anniversary of our Vincentian charism....
Forsake the Ways and Thoughts of the World
by Ross Dizon | Sep 19, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus teaches us to forsake the ways and thoughts of the world. Replacing them with those of God, we become fools before the world, yet wise before God. To forsake the needy is a sure sign that one follows the ways and thoughts of the world. And the parable of the...
Vincentians Learn from Scripture
by Lynn L'Heureux | Sep 18, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentians Learn from Scripture - Vincentians are Loving Servants - Vincentians Show Others the Way Vincentian Learn from Scripture “Oh! How beautiful and consoling. It is not easy, but if we wish to follow Christ closely, we cannot choose an easy, quiet life. It...
Is your sight growing stronger with age?
by John Freund, CM | Sep 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
It took Vincent until midlife to begin to see clearly. By the end of his life. seeing Christ in the beggar was not merely poetry.
A Prayer to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at the Start of the School Year
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 15, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A story about the Seton Shrine and children as they begin their studies this year.
The 400th Anniversary of Our Charism
by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 13, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A paraphrase of the opening line today from Isaiah reads: “How beautiful are the feet of the one who brings glad tidings, announces peace, carries good news, tells us that our salvation is here and now, and does all this by a life-changing proclamation. And that is,...
Forgive as our heavenly Father Forgives
by Ross Dizon | Sep 12, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus calls us to repentance and forgiveness. And we heed his call in so far as we are ready to forgive our brothers and sisters. The Gospel teaches that we are to avoid those who refuse to listen even to the community. But the teaching is no reason not to forgive...
Mercy, the Key to God’s Heart
by Lynn L'Heureux | Sep 11, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Feel God’s Touch – Mercy, the Key to God’s Heart -- Silence is Golden Feel God’s Touch – God’s hand is always on us. Sometimes we don’t see or feel His presence, sometimes we do not see the light at the end of the tunnel or we have tunnel vision. But never despair. ...
The Poor Are Our Masters
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Sep 10, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Pope Francis in his encyclical, The Joy of Gospel, when he wrote about the social dimension of Evangelization he mentions the special place of the poor in God’s people, by refereeing to some of the Gospel passages. Salvation came to us from the “yes” uttered by a...