Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
Reflections
A Canadian View: The Preferential Option for the Poor, Part Four
by Jim Paddon | February 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Part Four: In recent years there has been considerable discussion and at times some confusion over the topics of The preferential option for the poor, systemic change and our Vincentian charism.
Lenten Video Series: Day 2, Prayer is a Pilgrimage
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | February 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 2: Prayer is a Pilgrimage.
Cynthia Griffith Tells It Like It Is!
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | February 18, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
245,999 Evictions (in only 5 states) Have Been Filed During the Pandemic, Despite the Moratorium
Lenten Video Series: Day 1, Welcome
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | February 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 1: Welcome.
The Pope Video • Catechists
by .famvin | Dec 4, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Catechists.
I Predict the Synod will…
by John Freund, CM | Dec 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
The Church has begun a three-year process focused on not only truly listening to each other.
Go Out To The Peripheries • A Video From Fr. Tomaz Mavrič
by Tomaz Mavrič, CM | Feb 23, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
In a new series of three videos, Fr. Tomaz Mavrič, CM invites us to continue to deepen the meaning of the Vincentian charism, of which we celebrate the 400th anniversary during this year 2017. The first of this new series, “The Globalization of Charity” and the...
A Vincentian View: Hope in Ashes
by Pat Griffin, CM | Feb 22, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: “Hope in Ashes” When I play poker, I do so solely for enjoyment. You can tell that by some of the games which I will play. One may be familiar to you: “Blind Man’s Bluff.” In this poker game, each player receives one card face down. Then...
End, and of course, Beginning, too, of our Seeking
by Ross Dizon | Feb 21, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the beginning and the end of our efforts to seek the Kingdom of God and his righteousness. Christians should seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness. To make sure we start out well and end successfully, all we need to do is follow Jesus. Jesus...
400 Years – A Time to Step Back
by José Antonio González P., CM | Feb 21, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
In a reflection “Four Hundred Years Since the Birth of the Vincentian Charism: A Time to Remember, a Time to Strengthen Our Identity And a Time for Prophecy” Fr. José Antonio González P., CM invites us to step back to see the wider horizons of our Vincentian Charism:...
Vincentians Live the Gospel – Vincentians Praying
by Lynn L'Heureux | Feb 20, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentians Live the Gospel – Vincentians Praying – New Covenant – Vincentians Embrace Faith Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Vincentians Live the Gospel Mark 8:34-9:1 The true discovery of the true cost of being a disciple who is called... The Lord says that...
Open Your Eyes • A Music Video
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 19, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Social
I'm going to show my age (60). Bursting on the music scene out of Queens, New York in the mid-seventies, The Ramones are probably punk rock's best known band. Punk stripped down the rock music genre to its bare essentials, and a sub-group of this movement began to...
Giving Work and Teaching a Trade • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Feb 17, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
“The worker De Ferrandine knows how to make thick cotton cloth with hair on one of its faces, ordinary cloth and silk cloth, that sells well in good weather; accepts to teach willing people, to work with him: he has found for sale some fully equipped workshops; it...
The “Good Works Team” @SJUmission #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
On Tuesday, February 7, St. John’s redshirt senior Sandra Udobi was named to the 2017 Allstate Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Good Works Team®. The team honors college basketball student-athletes who have shown dedication to bettering the lives of...
Your Call • A Video from Fr. Tomaz Mavrič
by Tomaz Mavrič, CM | Feb 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
In a new series of three videos, Fr. Tomaz Mavrič, CM invites us to continue to deepen the meaning of the Vincentian charism, of which we celebrate the 400th anniversary during this year 2017. The first of this new series, "The Globalization of Charity" was already...