I never used to think about Lent until Ash Wednesday and the ritual of receiving ashes. My earliest recollection of Lent is that I wanted it to be over.
Reflections
Lenten Video Series: Day 33, Give Us Grace
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 26, 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 33: Give Us Grace.
Beyond Waving Palm Branches
by John Freund, CM | March 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 2 Comments
On Palm Sunday will I be waving the palm branches of my blind spots or holding high the cross of God’s universal love?
Lenten Video Series: Day 32, Uphill Climb
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 25, 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 32: Uphill Climb.
Digging Deeper – Attitudes Towards the Homeless
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | March 25, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 2 Comments
The results of an extensive study commissioned by the Invisible People website either may surprise you, or confirm what you have suspected.
Lies, Darkness and Polarizations
by Ross Dizon | Feb 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the light of the world. To follow him means not to walk in the dark, in lies, but to have the light of life,...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXI
by John Freund, CM | Feb 22, 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.
To Have the Blessed Sacrament in the Community • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Apr 7, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"Perhaps they have told you that I have spoken on how essential the presence of the Blessed Sacrament is there, not ouly because of necessity, but so that Our Lord may take possession of the house in the eyes of those in any way associated with this work." (l. 203)....
He Leads People to the Poor: Bill Sweeney #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 6, 2017 | News, Reflections
Bill Sweeney could easily say, "I am Vincent." He's got Vincent's heart and Vincent's style: he leads people to the poor. https://youtu.be/9QhUwo7UPbY Parishioners at St. Francis de Sales Church, Belle Harbor, NY (USA) gather for a Lenten dinner. Young and old, Bill...
Get to Know: Hannah Brock
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 6, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
As the Anniversary Year committee has adopted an initiative to combat homelessness for this year and beyond, it's good to get to know people who work in this line. Depaul International is an acknowledged leader and member of the Vincentian Family. Vincentians of...
Return to the Spirit • A Video From Fr. Tomaž Mavrič
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 6, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Here is the third video of the series dedicated to Folleville, presented by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM. You can see the first video of this third series in this link, and the second in this link. Let us recall that two series have already been published: In the first series...
A Vincentian View: The Way of the Cross
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 5, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: The Way of the Cross Are you in the practice of praying the Stations of the Cross? I have known a number of people for whom this is a regular devotion. In different parishes and situations, I have heard the Stations said in numerous ways. Some...
What About Using Facebook “Stories” for Vincentian Quotes? Vincent says…
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 4, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Social, Social Media
Yeah! All over the world, Vincentian quotes on Facebook stories.... Facebook says... The feature lets people share videos and photographs in the Facebook app, which will appear on top of the News Feed. After 24 hours, the Facebook Stories also disappear. Facebook...
Die as Does Jesus on the Cross
by Ross Dizon | Apr 4, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Obeying God and keeping his word, Jesus dies on the cross. Christians ought to die in the same way. We hear, not rarely, “Such life, so too the end.” That is to say, we die as we live. So, St. Vincent rightly teaches that to die like Jesus Christ, one has to live...
Lent Is A Time To Quietly Examine Our Relationships
by Lynn L'Heureux | Apr 3, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Lent Is A Time To Quietly Examine Our Relationships - Struggling With Temptations - Indebted To God - Happiness Is A Choice Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Lent Is A Time To Quietly Examine Our Relationships We examine our relationships with others as well as with...
Search for the Poor • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Mar 31, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"I had not yet learned of the situation at the house [hospital] of the poor. But my God, my dear Sister, who is going to live there and what will happen to the work of the Ladies of Charity, if their patients are obliged to go to the hospital? You will see that the...