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Reflections
Solidarity – in Life, Death, and New Life (Mark 14:1-15:47)
by Tom McKenna, CM | April 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
A remark I once overheard: “I don’t mind suffering when nobody knows about it – as long as somebody knows about it!”
Doubting Thomas – the Fact-checker
by John Freund, CM | April 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
’Doubting Thomas’ gets bad press. But in today’s post-truth world, full of fake news and disinformation, there is much we can learn from him”, says Rev. Peter Crumpler.
Contemplation: To You Alone – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
by Tim Williams | April 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Ruler and Savior, Lord and Messiah, Good Shepherd
by Ross Dizon | April 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Firewood for the Soul: Meals of thanks
by Samantha Hill | Feb 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
The Poor and Quality of Life • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Feb 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
"O Savior! O my Lord and my God! You’ve raised up a Company for this purpose; You’ve sent it to persons who are poor,...
We are Missionary Disciples of Christ
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Sep 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
One of the often referred teaching from the Second Vatican council is about the missionary vocation of all the baptized. Pope Francis in his first apostolic exhortation, “Joy of Gospel,” explains this theme very beautifully. According to him, among the followers of...
Attribute All to God • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Sep 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
“But what is the Spirit of Our Lord? It’s a spirit of perfect charity, filled with a marvelous esteem of the Divinity and an infinite desire to honor it in a worthy manner, together with a knowledge of the greatness of His Father, in order to admire and extol them...
Frederic Ozanam’s Tactical Wisdom For Today’s Society
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Excerpts from an article by Fr. Thomas McKenna, C.M. in which he examines Frédéric Ozanam’s conception of how a religious tradition should engage its surrounding society.
Is There an “Immaculate COMPLEXION?”
by John Freund, CM | Sep 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Have you noticed? Mary never seems to age!
A Vincentian View: The Spes Gregis
by Pat Griffin, CM | Aug 30, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
The “spes gregis” was one of the earliest terms that I heard applied to my classmates and me when we entered the high school seminary.
What’s In a Name? Was Shakespeare Wrong?
by John Freund, CM | Aug 30, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Shakespeare wrote “What’s in a name? A rose is a rose by any other name.” What someone or something is called or labeled is arbitrary compared to their or its intrinsic qualities.
Deny Themselves, Bear Their Own Cross, Follow Christ
by Ross Dizon | Aug 29, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is all things to all. He leads those who live for others and deny themselves. For they do not seek their own good, but the neighbor’s. Peter is blessed. For in the first place, the Father, not flesh and blood, lets him know who Jesus is. In the second place,...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 19
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 29, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
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Simplicity and Humility
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Aug 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
For St. Vincent, to live according to the spirit and charism of the congregations is to live the virtues of the Gospel. He considered virtues as, “Evangelical Maxims” which Jesus the sovereign Master taught us both by word and example. Therefore, Vincent asks...