Reflections
Lenten Video Series: Day 31, Patience in Prayer
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 24, 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 31: Patience in Prayer.
We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe
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.
I am doing something new!
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.
Lenten Video Series: Day 30, I Can Change Myself
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.
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.
The Saints Inspire us to Overcome Systemic Injustice
by Jaime L. Waters | Feb 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus very clearly calls out injustice, and we must do the same.
Who Is Pope Francis Listening To?
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.
Common Prisoners • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
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...
Going To Where The Need Is @SJUMission #IamVincent
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...
Go To Folleville • A Video From Fr. Tomaz Mavrič
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...
A Vincentian View: Windows on St. Joseph
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...
Welcome for the Marginalized and Excluded
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...
God in Spiritual Life
by Minh Trieu, CM | Mar 21, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Every day when we wake up we usually think about many things - - working, learning, money, etc. - - and sometimes we forget God’s presence. We put together a plan for the day and are always busy with our lives. However, there is one important thing: we need to...
Bear Burdens of Others – Jesus Calls Us
by Lynn L'Heureux | Mar 20, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Bear Burdens of Others - Jesus Calls Us - Happy St. Patrick’s Day Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Bear Burdens of Others It is a willingness to bear other people's burdens, to help them carry their loads. And this applies to the moral life as well. If we lay the...
Kenya VLM: Blessed is the FRUIT of your Womb, Jesus
by Isabella Davila, VLM '16 | Mar 19, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the FRUIT of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. While in a small village in Kenya, Africa called Chepnyal...
Education: A Place of Integration • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Mar 17, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"Mademoiselle Le Gras questioned whether it’s advisable for our Sisters in the towns and countryside who teach school to take both boys and girls and, in the event that they do take boys, to what age they will keep them. There are many reasons in favor of that....