Reflections
Attest that Jesus Is among the Living
by Ross Dizon | March 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent III
by John Freund, CM | March 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “…Your first thought should be of God: thank Him for having preserved you during the night…”
Lenten Video Series: Day 35, Greater Than Ourselves
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 29, 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 35: Greater Than Ourselves.
Death and Resurrection
by Erika Warnholtz C. | March 29, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
What is the meaning of death for Catholics?
Lure of Power, Wealth and Glory
by Ross Dizon | Mar 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus wears the crown of glory since he rejected the devil’s lure and suffered death. The Crucified is model of true...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXII
by John Freund, CM | Mar 1, 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.
Ukraine – St. Vincent, a Ukrainian Rabbi, and an Orthodox Christian
by John Freund, CM | Feb 28, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Formation, Reflections
I have written before of St. Vincent’s way of reading the bible by picturing himself in the scene he was reading about
Vincentians of Wherever: Dr. Paul Vermette
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 27, 2017 | News, Reflections
Dr. Paul Vermette, a professor of education at Niagara University, received Leadership Niagara’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the organization’s annual awards luncheon, held today at the Conference Center Niagara Falls. A professional educator since 1971, Dr....
Letting Truth Appear
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 26, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Letting Truth Appear (John 8:31-42) It’s not often I get stunned by the cover of a magazine, but the one on Time in late March accomplished that. In dark letters set against a darker background was the question, “Is Truth Dead?” The phrase caught a feeling I only half...
Burning, Listening and Welcoming
by Ross Dizon | Apr 25, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the last word about unheeding, cold and uncaring hearts turning into hearts that listen, are burning and welcoming. The disciples heading toward Emmaus know that the word, like the flames shooting out of burning brush, spreads quickly. Hence, the question of...
God in the Garden – Vincentians Seek
by Lynn L'Heureux | Apr 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
God in the Garden - Vincentians Seek - We Need to Pray - Vincentians Do Not Judge Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast God in the Garden In the beginning, God made a garden, rich with compost and humus, a black loam that smelled of dawn. Seeds began sprouting in this...
Trust Between People • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Apr 21, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"You have too great a love of holy poverty and too much confidence in God to do that. These are the two pillars of the Company of the Daughters of Charity. [...] I do not know if I am mistaken, but I believe that Our Lord always desires more confidence than prudence...
A Vincentian View: A Feast for the Senses
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 19, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: A Feast for the Senses Life. The very air pulses with the celebration of the gift of life on the evening when we remember and we celebrate the paschal mystery. On this night, Jesus was raised from the dead to live forever and to draw us into...
Night of Peace, Mission, Faith and Clearness
by Ross Dizon | Apr 18, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Granting us peace and entrusting us a mission, the risen Jesus makes the night shine as the day. He thus arouses faith. As the night falls, the disciples look for safety in a house with locked doors. That is because they are afraid of fellow Jews who sought the...
Serving Those in Need, Hardships
by Lynn L'Heureux | Apr 17, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Serving those in need, Hardships. John 8: 51-59 Live – Learn – Fall and Arise Amazed and Afraid Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Serving those in need, Hardships. John 8:51-59 Vincentians, today Jesus refers to Himself as “I AM.” The name God revealed to Moses. So,...
Death and Resurrection • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Apr 13, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
“On Easter Sunday, my meditation was on my desire to rise with Our Lord. Since, without death, there can be no Resurrection, I realized that it was my evil inclinations which must die and that I must die completely to myself by deadening my passions and desires. I saw...