The sacrifice that those discerning the priesthood make is in trading a physical and interpersonal marriage vocation for a marriage to Christ in the Church.
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by Ross Dizon | May 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by John Freund, CM | May 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Go to Holy Mass every day, but do so with deep devotion…”
by Dee Mansi | May 15, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
How many of you can point exactly to when things changed for the better in your lives?
by John Freund, CM | May 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
The question “why are you looking at the sky?” is addressed to us today. Today, we are those dazed apostles looking up rather than within and around ourselves.
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The sacrifice that those discerning the priesthood make is in trading a physical and interpersonal marriage vocation for a marriage to Christ in the Church.
by Ross Dizon | Mar 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is divine mercy in person. Hence, he is ready to forgive us if we come to our senses and decide to turn back to...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 22, 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.
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 18, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
At this time, in many countries of the northern hemisphere the school year begins. As a reflection on the value of effort and the importance of education, we invite you to see, comment and share the following video, an animated short story that tells us how education...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 17, 2017 | Evangelization, Formation, Reflections
Catholics often struggle to explain doctrines to their friends (Catholic by birth and/or non-Catholic). We often think "everyone knows." We have assumptions. John Kane, in his Denver Post commentary "Holy day highlights Catholic “assumptions” about Virgin Mary, mother...
by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Expecting and Seeing (Matthew 13:13) Some time ago I went to see a touring art exhibit featuring Monet’s water lilies. Laid out in three big murals that were hung together, it wrapped around the room to give the visitor a sense of being right there at the pond’s edge....
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
David Hilfiker, a veteran of decades of direct service with the poor, raised questions 15 years ago in a 2001 article from The Other Side magazine exploring the tension between charity and justice. This is the second of a two-part reflection on his writings. Symptoms...
by Ross Dizon | Aug 15, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
To see Jesus is to see the merciful God who is caring towards those in the outskirts who cry out to him. Jesus is a Jew. It seems he is even portrayed as siding with those who show their contempt for the Gentiles by calling them dogs or swine. This closed and...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Aug 14, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Mary, Gentle or Tough - Do you ever think of Mary as being tough? I always think gentle, full of grace. Mary is gentle and pious, but at the same time is one tough woman. Not with roughness, but a tough love. Mary is portrayed as meek in pictures and statues and in...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
In a major study of Marian spirituality and the Vincentian charism noted researcher Fr. Corpus Delgado offers many insights. Some of them might be quite surprising.
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...
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...