I sometimes wish I could be teleported back to the days of the early church and experience Jesus as they did.
Reflections
An Extraordinary Assembly
by Mary Frances Jaster | May 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Some words that come to mind to describe our experience of the assembly: enlivening, challenging, engaging, hospitable, surprising, interesting, fulfilling, energizing, necessary, healing, messy, faithful, providential, joyful, prayerful, synodal.
Firewood for the Soul: The Candle Stick
by Samantha Hill | May 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Defending our Beliefs and Loving our Adversaries • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | May 4, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Doing the Dishes
by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
“Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes.”
A Poverty of Empathy
by Pam Matambanadzo | Feb 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
For years now I have fully appreciated the thought behind celebrating Black History Month. At least that was until I saw…
One More (Luke 5:1-11)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
I can imagine Peter’s consternation when Jesus challenges him to head out one more time. Likely shaking his head, Peter nonetheless gives his “ok, one more!”
Mary, “a Sign of Hope and Comfort for Your People”
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 12, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Reflections
On August 15th, the Catholic Church celebrates a great Marian Feast: the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On this occasion, we of the Company of the Daughters of Charity would like to offer you a meditation, suitable for communal or personal use, on this dogma...
Get to know Louise through her letters • A Resource
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
It has been over 80 years since Louise's canonization by Pope Pius XII. In this 3 minute 53 second video VinFormation presents a few samples from the letters of St. Louise de Marillac. They show us the connections between St. Louise and her contemporaries, and give us...
Invisible Women of Our Society
by Teresa Kotturan SCN | Aug 10, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Who are the invisible women in our society? It is said that these women are “absent from statistics, unnoticed by researchers, neglected by national and local authorities and mostly overlooked by civil society organizations.” This is the situation of widows in our...
A Vincentian View: The Truth
by Pat Griffin, CM | Aug 9, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: The Truth Last year at this time, I was on vacation and that proves true in this year as well. Last year, I wrote an essay about the Olympics and the political campaign which were both taking place at that time. My theme centered on “giving your...
Astounding Very Much Indeed!
by Ross Dizon | Aug 8, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, the astounding Son of Man, will astound us even at the last judgment. He wants us to put him in the center. Among other things, the way Jesus teaches is astounding. He teaches with authority. This means, says St. Gregory the Great, that his authority does...
Make Room for Hope – Sharing God’s Love – Holiness – Don’t Worry
by Lynn L'Heureux | Aug 7, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Lynn L’Heureux reflects… Make Room for Hope – Sharing God’s Love – Holiness – Don’t Worry
The Sin of “Just Doing Our Job”
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 6, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Sitting around playing with Facebook and letting injustice flourish is just as bad as committing an injustice. Vincentians just can't do that. Stephen Mattson of sojo.net (Sojourners Magazine online) writes: Just because it’s legal and permissible by...
The fifth century of the Vincentian charism
by John Freund, CM | Aug 5, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
The 23rd successor of Vincent looks to the next 100 years, the fifth century of the Vincentian Charism in his new book A New Century Dawns: Hope for the Vincentian Family.
Real People • Real Struggles: #Homelesness is…
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 3, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Homelessness is about real people, with real problems, real hopes and real struggles. And real courage. https://youtu.be/q-j36_9xPGY In the film Monsieur Vincent, St. Vincent de Paul lamented that -- because of his preoccupation with administrative matters...