One of the great games in the press, both secular and religious, is wondering who Pope Francis listens to on matters of pastoral care for the entire Church.
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by Tom McKenna, CM | March 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
All of us have heard the phrase, “living in the past.” Usually it has a negative ring – – somebody missing out on the good things happening now because he or she lives on memories of a bygone day.
by John Freund, CM | March 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
For a variety of reasons, we sometimes can not see what is right before our eyes.
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 23, 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 30: I Can Change Myself.
by Ross Dizon | March 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
by John Freund, CM | Feb 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
One of the great games in the press, both secular and religious, is wondering who Pope Francis listens to on matters of pastoral care for the entire Church.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Feb 17, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Seeing a homeless person with a cell phone raises eyebrows for some people. A formerly homeless person tells how it was a lifeline.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Feb 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
If you have ever seen Fiddler on the Roof, you may remember the prayer of Tevye.
by Javier F. Chento | Mar 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
The second video of this series takes us to the small church of Folleville. Father Tomaž Mavrič recalls to us Saint Vincent entering that place to encounter a reality of spiritual poverty. Today, after 400 years, we see that the charism inherited from Saint Vincent...
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 29, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian Discernment: Following The Leader (Genesis 11:1-9) One of the keys to the story of the tower of Babel is the contrast in it between two lines of thought, one in the incident itself and the other coming a few chapters later in Genesis. In the first the...
by Ross Dizon | Mar 28, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the resurrection and life here and now for those who truly believe in him. We now experience in this earthly life anxieties, adversities, miseries and tragedies. These things, however, should not worry us nor make us lose our peace. In this regard, the key...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Mar 27, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
God Speaks to Us Through Our Senses - Peace is Possible - Drink Up - A Cultivated Heart Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast God Speaks to Us Through Our Senses Sometimes you hear a voice. No! You are not crazy. If we can see God in all things around us, then if we...
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Mar 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"Our sister serving the galley slaves came to me in tears yesterday because she cannot get any more bread for her poor men, since she owes so much to the baker and bread is so expensive. She borrows and begs for them everywhere with great difficulty. To add to her...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 23, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
As a freshman, Andrea Lozano ’20CPS is still new to college life. But she is already rethinking the future, thanks to a five-day service trip she took during spring break through St. John’s University. “It was very inspiring,” said Andrea, a criminal justice major at...
by Javier F. Chento | Mar 23, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
In this third series of three videos, Fr. Tomaz Mavrič, C.M. invites us to continue deepening in the meaning of the Vincentian charism, of which we celebrate its 400th anniversary during this year 2017. Let us recall that two series have already been published: In the...
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 22, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: Windows on St. Joseph On many occasions, I have mused on the beautiful stained glass windows in our St. Thomas More Church on the Queens’ campus of St. John’s University. Sometimes, I will go to the Church to pray, and my attention gets drawn to a...
by Ross Dizon | Mar 21, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
As he gives welcome to the marginalized, Jesus reflects the invisible God. This God listens to the poor, executing justice for the orphan and the widow, and befriending the alien. Jesus is unlike those who walk around with blinders. As he passes by, he sees a blind...