Reflections
A Vincentian View: Our Daily Bread
by Pat Griffin, CM | June 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Remember the Exodus instructions to the people Israel in the desert? Each morning, they may collect only enough “manna” to feed them for the day (Exod 16:4-15).
Patient and Lowly as Jesus and Farmers
by Ross Dizon | June 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent XIII
by John Freund, CM | June 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Before dinner, make the examination of conscience… on the resolutions you took at meditation…”
Untold Stories: The Cross, the Medal and the Rosary
by Sr. Neghesti Michael, DC | June 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Every day people come with new and untold stories to the doorway of the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal at 140 rue du Bac.
Lenten Video Series, Day 27: Compassion
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
For Katelyn Servey, growing in her relationship with Jesus Christ through sacrifice and experience, enables her to figure out how to navigate the maze of life.
Can You Imagine Preaching To the Pope?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Capuchin Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM bears the title of“Preacher to the Papal Household.” He must be well respected!
Lenten Video Series, Day 26: A Matter of the Heart
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Allowing Christ to lead us to where we need to be rather than where we believe we might want to be, is the core of deriving joy from sacrifice.
A Call from Vincent at Rome: “You will be on the right path!”
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 16, 2017 | Formation, News, Reflections, Vincentian Family
"You will be on the right path, the path that will lead you to the highest point of happiness and meaning in your life." Calling to all people to join the grand movement of the Vincentian Family, its spiritual animator -- today's St. Vincent -- Fr. Tomaž...
A Vincentian View: A Message for Us
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 11, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: A Message for Us I have been to more than one Vincent event in the past two weeks which contained an opening prayer which included some passage from Pope Francis’ message to the Vincentian Family on September 27th. Different people, different...
Garment to Wear for Heaven’s Glorious Feast
by Ross Dizon | Oct 10, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus himself is the garment we need in order to take part in the heavenly feast. By clothing ourselves with him, we are assured of entry into the banquet of the Kingdom. The guests come from street corners. But even so, only one does not get to put on, to his own...
Vincentian Spirituality and more
by Lynn L'Heureux | Oct 9, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentian Spirituality God leads us into the midst of the world and God waits for us among the poor. Christ invites us to participate in the mission and He sits with us in prayer. Christ enables us to be charitable. The theme is as a reflection to me and is...
The Calling of a Vincentian
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 8, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
The challenge of the poor and of deep human misery stands before the global community. What can we do to help meet this challenge?
The Pope Video • Rights of workers and the unemployed
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 7, 2017 | Church, Formation, Reflections
"The Pope Video" series continues! https://youtu.be/Csr1ZgYSZss His intention: Let us pray that all workers may receive respect and protection of their rights, and that the unemployed may receive the opportunity to contribute to the common good. Pope Francis - October...
Vincentian Family: Reveal God’s Love to the World!
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 6, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
In a talk for the International Association of the Miraculous Medal, Andrés Pato, C.M. spoke about Vincentian Spirituality. Read and share inspiring quotes from this talk, in this Slideshare presentation.
Meeting Christ in Prison #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 5, 2017 | News, Reflections
Father McGeough agreed, saying that, “I’ve been a priest for 40 years, and I’ve never been thanked so much for just showing up. You will get a lot of gratitude in this ministry.” AT an informational meeting in the Diocese of Trenton (New Jersey, USA) pastoral center,...
On Not Shutting Down
by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 4, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
I know two young men who were given a set of CD’s of the greats in classical music. Neither of them ever listened to nor had any appreciation for this kind of track. The one said, “This stuff is boring and even hard on my ears. I’ll humor my uncle who gave them to me,...