A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Reflections
To Grieve with the Evils of the Poor • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | July 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
If Moccasins Could Speak!
by John Freund, CM | July 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Have you ever walked a mile in another’s moccasins? … in the moccasins of their sufferings?
A Vincentian View: Francis de Sales
by Pat Griffin, CM | July 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac both held Saint Francis de Sales in high esteem.
The Church of Corinth – is the Past Prologue?
by John Freund, CM | July 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In “The Tempest,” Shakespeare wrote, “What’s past is prologue!” Antonio is rationalizing the past as setting the stage for their next act, as a prologue does in a play.
It Is Better to Do Little than to Do Nothing • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Representatives of the people, Do not say that you lack inspiration. [...] We do not ignore the obstacles or the...
Frogs, Canaries and Pope Francis
by John Freund, CM | Aug 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
We have often heard the stories of the lessons we can learn from frogs and canaries. Now they can help us understand why Pope Francis invited us to join a month-long celebration with the world’s 2.2 billion Christians.
Gratitude: The Key (1 Cor. 9: 16-19; Mk.1:29-39)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A question: what is it that allows people to keep on giving? What is it that motivates someone who isn’t receiving any reward or payment to continue being generous?
Post-COVID Modern Day Rip Van Winkles
by John Freund, CM | Mar 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
The “digital revolution” began some 50 years ago depending upon which milestone you choose. We are just now beginning to realize how this digital revolution is impacting every facet of our lives.
Contemplation: Guideposts on the Journey – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
by Tim Williams | Mar 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org To boast about our accomplishments in works of charity brings to mind a routine by the comedian Chris Rock, in which he jokes about people who brag when they do what they are supposed to do. (“I graduated high...
Lift up the Son of Man on the Cross
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Mar 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Those in power lift up Jesus on the wood of the cross. In letting them do so, he proves true his word that God so loves the world that he gives his only Son, so that those who believe in him may have eternal life. The Lord tells Moses to lift up on a pole a serpent...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 46
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
New Wine, New Wineskins
by Mary Frances Jaster | Mar 4, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
We have a new baby in our family. Jacob is just two weeks old, and he has captured me in a surprising way. Why am I so surprised?
Firewood for the Soul: Are we the Innkeepers?
by Samantha Hill | Mar 4, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Living Lent in the “School of the Poor”
by Girolamo Grammatico | Mar 3, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, Reflections
“Vincentian Lent” invites us to an inner journey of questions and reflections, placing humility and the preferential option for the poor at the center.
Lenten Letter Group Reflection – Part 2
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Reflection for groups, on the Lenten Letter 2024 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family. Part Two: Personal Experience of Eucharistic Adoration.