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Reflections
A Vincentian View: The Company of Strangers
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Some years ago, I read a piece that discussed how much the modern world depends upon the work of strangers for its survival and wellbeing.
Anyone Listening?
by John Freund, CM | March 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Listening is more than waiting for a chance to respond or rebut the other.
Contemplation: Old and Ever New – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
by Tim Williams | March 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Set Free, out of Love, the Oppressed
by Ross Dizon | March 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 39
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Firewood for the Soul: The Experience of the Wilderness
by Samantha Hill | Jan 15, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Drinking At The Fountain of God’s Word (Isaiah 55: 10-11)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
With this hot weather scorching many parts of the globe, it’s not hard to appreciate the metaphor the prophet Isaiah offers as a picture of how it is between ourselves and God — more specifically, between ourselves and the Word of God.
Has Pope Francis “Made a Mess?”
by John Freund, CM | Jul 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Almost ten years ago to the day, Pope Francis told young people his hopes for World Youth Day. The sound bite people remember… “make a mess.”
Supreme Value of the Kingdom of God
by Ross Dizon | Jul 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
On top of being the scribe who is trained in the kingdom of heaven, Jesus embodies also the supreme value that this kingdom is. The teaching is clear that the kingdom of heaven is the supreme value. For there is this saying: “Seek first the kingdom of God and his...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 14
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
The Vincentian Family: A Fruitful and Flourishing Tree
by Vinícus Augusto Teixeira, CM | Jul 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
The Vincentian Family could be compared with a lush and youthful tree laden with fruit and adorned with flowers.
The Virtue of Holy Indifference
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jul 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
In Christian spiritual tradition, the state of perfect acceptance of the will of God by an entire resignation is called as the virtue of holy indifference. It is not a virtue among many other virtues, but it is a state of virtuous life. There is a famous philosophical...
Merciful Commitment • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Jul 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
"So then, if there are any among us who think they’re in the Mission to evangelize poor people but not to alleviate their sufferings, to take care of their spiritual needs but not their temporal ones, I reply that we have to help them and have them assisted in every...
Are We a “Listening” Community?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 21, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
I suspect we have all heard stories about or even lived with someone who was “hard of hearing.”
For Future Generations!
by MaryAnn Dantuono, AIC | Jul 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Maastricht Principles on the Human Rights of Future Generations were adopted in early 2023 and supported by almost sixty leading experts in legal and human rights from different parts of the world.