Reflections
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent V
by John Freund, CM | April 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “The first thing you should do when you’ve risen and have begun to dress is to kneel down and adore God.”
Fr. Tomaž Mavrič Easter Message
by Vincentian Family Office | April 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Easter Greetings 2021 of Father Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., the President of the Vincentian Family Executive Committee.
The Value of Everyone
by Donna Geernaert, SC | April 11, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In today’s world where countless organisms have been destroyed or are under threat, the cross of Christ reveals God’s redemptive co-suffering with creation in all its complexity, struggle and pain.
The Pope Video • Fundamental Rights
by .famvin | April 10, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Fundamental Rights.
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Lenten Video Series, Day 5: Unconditional
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 7, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Janet Creeden’s story is one of trial and tragedy, and yet, she was able to put her fate into God’s hands.
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Remembering
by Mary Frances Jaster, MISEVI International Team | Mar 7, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
I had the distinct honor and privilege to be at a meeting of MISEVI International at the Motherhouse in Paris in early February.
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Lenten Video Series, Day 4: Called to Give
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
When fully practicing our faith, there are no half-measures. Phil Tran explains that we can only truly understand joy through sacrifice and unity with Christ.
A Vincentian View: The Paraclete
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 31, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: The Paraclete Usually when I consider the word “Paraclete,” I think of “advocate” or “intercessor” or “counselor” or some such term. “Paraclete” is, of course, one of the ways in which we often refer to the Holy Spirit. As we approach the...
Power for the Mission to Announce the Gospel
by Ross Dizon | May 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
The Holy Spirit is the power that equips us for the mission to announce the Gospel. Salvation belongs to those who confess by the power of the Spirit, "Jesus is Lord," and believe that God raised him from the dead. Confession with our mouth, then, and faith in our...
Service in the Holy Spirit
by Minh Trieu, CM | May 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Service is the fundamental attitude that governs the whole of human life. Service belongs to the Holy Spirit, who offers himself a loving union between the Father and the Son, as well as the union of all in God. Service is also a basic choice and a goal to live for...
Weapon Against Evil – JOHN 14:21-26 – Dwelling Place
by Lynn L'Heureux | May 29, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Weapon Against Evil - JOHN 14:21-26 - Dwelling Place - John’s Gospel Words- Rejoice with the Angels Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Weapon Against Evil Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love...
Reflection on the Vincentian Family 400th Anniversary Symposium, Rome, October 2017
by Vincentian Family Office | May 29, 2017 | News, Reflections
Dear Member of the Vincentian Family, May the joy of the Risen Lord be with us always! Four hundred years ago St. Vincent de Paul said that "Love is inventive unto infinity." As our world and the global community evolve rapidly, so does the Charism of Charity....
Am I Weak Enough To Be A Vincentian?
by John Freund, CM | May 27, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Fr. Jim Cormack reflects on seven hallmarks of Vincentian service and raises the question “Am I weak enough to serve?”
Ascension and Pentecost • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | May 26, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
“Souls that are truly poor and desirous of serving God should place their trust in the coming of the Holy Spirit within them believing that, finding no resistance in them, He will give them the disposition necessary to accomplish the holy will of God which should be...
Sr. Virginia Searing: Building Peace After Decades of Civil War in Guatemala
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 26, 2017 | News, Reflections
In the 1990’s, after 36 years of civil war between the state forces and guerrillas separated families and took lives in Guatemala, Sr. Virginia Searing, a Sister of Charity of New York and Sr. Barbara Ford arrived and noticed, “the people they were helping still had...
Past Filling Present (I Corinthians 15:1-2)
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Past Filling Present (I Corinthians 15:1-2) At this jubilee time we come to celebrate so many years of Vincentian service and gospel witness, years that number up into the hundreds. And as with any anniversary it’s a time to look back to all that’s happened, but also...