One can hardly imagine that Jesus could use the term “father” without some reflection on the one who had been his earthly father for most of his life, Joseph.
Reflections
Responsible for Proclaiming the Word of God • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | May 18, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The Pope Video • For the formation of men and women religious, and seminarians
by .famvin | May 18, 2024 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the formation of men and women religious, and seminarians.
Stop – Look – Listen… Rules For Our Roads
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Crossing the roads of your life do you “Stop – Look – Listen”?
Indwelling (John 14:21-26)
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 15, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The Lord Jesus grew up in an agricultural setting, and so it’s no surprise that He draws on images that run through that world.
Pledging a “Better Kind of Politics”?
by John Freund, CM | Sep 15, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Systemic change
Pope Francis calls us to “build a better kind of politics”. The USCCB suggest almost a “12 step program” for building community as envisaged when we truly commit to what we pray for in the “Our Father.”
Foolish and Slow to Believe, and Afraid
by Ross Dizon | Sep 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus alone is Lord, the Most High, for there is no better and more lowly servant of all than he. Hence, to mistake...
A bishop experiences homelessness for 36 hours
by John Freund, CM | Jun 25, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The headline cried "Saskatoon bishop tries out homelessness for 36 hours in charity challenge". It caught my attention. Perhaps because Father Pat Griffin eloquently reminded us recently that Vincent felt the pain for the poor... and they knew that. An undeniable...
If The World Belongs To All…
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 25, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
It is incredible that, in the 21st century, we are still witnessing such great inequalities and injustices, as those we see, every day, in newspapers and newscasts. Vincentians cannot, and must not keep silent. We must speak up against injustice and let it be known...
Telling the Tale of our Charism #famvin400 #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 23, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
To celebrate well, we must fully tell the tale of our charism. We must recount the story. ‘Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?’ And the Lord heard it and said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam ‘Come out, you three, to the tent of...
Ozanam: Promoting faith and justice on campus @SJUMission
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
When we speak of the greatest movers and changers the world has ever known, many individuals flood the mind. They come from all different nations and disciplines, but more often than not, they reach their pinnacle in the later years of life. Frédéric Ozanam is special...
Wonderful News. Blessed Are Those…
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
“Wonderful News.” Blessed Are Those… Matthew 5 What if we were to take these Beatitude behaviors and attitudes as descriptions of the way things already are in the world, as if we were hearing Jesus giving a kind of analysis of society as it really is? We’d have...
Systemic change, learning organizations and the SVDP
by John Freund, CM | Jun 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
At the conclusion of an excellent article, Frederick Ozanam: Systems Thinking and Systemic Change, noted Ozanam researcher Ray Sickinger, points out that the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, for which Ozanam was such an inspiration, is a learning organization which has...
Disciples to the bitter end
by Ross Dizon | Jun 21, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the good Teacher. He invites us to be his disciples. Jesus is resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem with his disciples. There, he will suffer greatly and die on the cross. The specter of a violent death does not make him turn back. Much less does...
Open reflections in the Year of Vincentian Collaboration (8)
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 20, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation, Reflections
8. ...with feet firmly on the ground… from time to time... I am aware that the statements or hypotheses that I have advanced in the previous post may seem, perhaps rightly, too lofty, not viable in the short term. So, I will try to reduce my expectations to proposals...
Know and Show Mercy Joyfully
by Lynn L'Heureux | Jun 20, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Know and Show Mercy Joyfully – Be Still in Silence - Our Lady Knows – Vincentian Love is Justice Vincentian Day of Pray and Fast - Tuesday, June 21, 2016 Know and Show Mercy Joyfully – Be present to those we serve and be joyful. Think of yourself in their place and...