Ash Wednesday follows Mardi Gras – “Fat Tuesday.” The days stand out as contrasts.
Reflections
A Vincentian View: The Good Shepherd
by Pat Griffin, CM | April 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
In the 23rd Psalm, the psalmist proclaims, “My shepherd is the Lord.” I imagine that when Jesus prayed these words, he found a depiction of himself.
Mother Theresa and her “call within a call”
by John Freund, CM | April 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
In 1946, during a train ride from Calcutta to Darjeeling, Mother Teresa received what she called, “the call within a call.” The Lord asked her to begin a new religious community that would live and work with the poorest of the poor.
Contemplation: Chosen From All Eternity – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
by Tim Williams | April 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Sap of Life, Strength and Fruitfulness
by Ross Dizon | April 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Beginning of the Path: Reflections on Ash Wednesday
by Girolamo Grammatico | Feb 14, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
“Create in me, O God, a pure heart, renew in me a steadfast spirit. Do not repel me from your presence and do not...
Valentine’s Day, Baptism, and Eucharist?
by John Freund, CM | Feb 14, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
At one level we say you can’t put a price tag on love. But at another level, Americans alone spend well over 20 billion on celebrating love on a day called Valentine’s Day.
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
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
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...
From Feeling Good to Doing Right • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Aug 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
"There are many who, recollected exteriorly, and filled with lofty sentiments of God interiorly, stop at that, and when it comes to the point of doing something, and they have the opportunity to act, they come up short. They flatter themselves with their ardent...
I Actually Attended a Session of Vatican II
by John Freund, CM | Aug 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Yes! I figuratively rubbed shoulders with some 2000 bishops inside St. Peter’s! There are not many left who can say that.