Reflections

How Much Will Upcoming Evictions Cost You?

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | January 14, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments

According to the NLIHC and the Innovation for Justice Program, an incident of mass eviction would incur astronomical costs for the general population. In total, they estimate those costs to total somewhere between $62 billion and $129 billion

“Reaching Back”(Mark 1:11)

by Tom McKenna, CM | January 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

There’s a phrase which often enough appears in stories having to do with someone coming up against his or her limits.

Making Sense Of What Just Happened

by John Freund, CM | January 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment

“Are you the only one in the world who has not heard what is going on in (Washington?)” (Luke 24:18) People from around the world are trying to make sense of recent events. I offer some resources for reflection.

Hide in Jesus Christ and Let Him Fill Us

by Ross Dizon | January 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus saves us, shelters us and gives us our fill. Those who go to him, and ask to hide in him and to have his fullness, are never disappointed. We are back to the Ordinary Time (OT). Each week only gets the “ordinal” number. Hence, the word “ordinary.” And so,...

Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History VIII

by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

St. Vincent wrote: “what a beautiful sight are the poor if we consider them in God…”

“What are you hearing?”

by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

The most effective reporters highlight the impact on the life and concerns of a viewer. Pope Francis seems to instinctively do the same.

A Canadian View: Inter-Generational Trauma, Poverty & Racism, Part One

by Jim Paddon | Nov 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

I would like to examine the relationship between trauma, poverty and (systemic) racism over my next three articles. Part One discusses trauma.

Vincentian Gospel Reflections: Feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam

by Sr. Kieran Kneaves, DC | Sep 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

FEAST OF BLESSED FREDERIC OZANAM September 9 Gospel: (Luke 10: 25-37) “And who is my neighbor? Jesus replied: “There was a man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho who fell in with robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and then went off leaving him half-dead. A...

We are All Called to Sainthood

by Lynn L'Heureux | Sep 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

We are all called to Sainthood. – Are you ready to transform your life? – Christ is within you. Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast, Repost from April 2013 We are all called to Sainthood. Feel Christ within you. God will always place someone on your path that needs...

Mother Teresa, Pope Francis and the Vincentian Connection

by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2016 | Formation, Reflections

There are some great insights into St. Vincent de Paul and Mother Teresa in Saint Vincent de Paul and Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta - Two Saints for Our Time found on our partner site "We are Vincentians" (vincentians.com). More insights can be had by reflecting...

Take Care of your Co-Workers

by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections

Take care of your people; celebrate small successes.

Labor Day, the US Bishops and Frederic Ozanam

by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections

…teaching people to fish is not enough to solve the problems of today.

#famvin400 Breaking the Code of Silence

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 1, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media

Reconciliation in the Anniversary Year When people are hurt, they shut down, they have entered another kind of deep poverty. They pray, and sometimes there's no answer. People adopt a Code of Silence because they are afraid. Vincentians are called to serve body and...

Formation’s Scratchy Side

by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 31, 2016 | Formation, Reflections

Formation’s Scratchy Side (Isaiah 66:18-21; Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13) All of us entering this Vincentian Family have to go through what is known as “formation.” Formation: people being formed, shaped, molded – maybe better, being re-molded, re-shaped, and maybe even...

Who’s Missing: A Systemic Change Reflection

by James Claffey | Aug 31, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

A recent U.S.A. news headline: “Poor seem far down list on candidates’ agendas.” No real surprise there! In the last presidential campaign in the United States, neither President Obama nor Mr. Romney ever mentioned people living in poverty in major campaign addresses...

Way that Leads to Truth and Gives Life

by Ross Dizon | Aug 30, 2016 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus guides our feet into the way of the Kingdom of God. Great crowds follow Jesus who is on his way to Jerusalem. But quality is more important to him than quantity. Hence, he lays out his demands in a disconcerting way. First, Jesus demands that those who seek...

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