Reflections
Vincentian Prayer Images: What Gift Can I Bring?
by John Freund, CM | December 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
What gift can I bring to those who have no room in the inn?
International MISEVI Meeting
by Mary Frances Jaster | December 21, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
MISEVI International gathered 40 participants to hear the unique ways countries are accomplishing our mission of guiding, animating, and supporting the missionary presence of the laity.
Advent Reflections: Vincentian Family Office (Part Four and Last)
by Vincentian Family Office | December 20, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
These days we are living are days, hours, months, the years of miracles. They challenge us to look for the hope in the miracles around us: of birth, of waiting, of death, of the promise of eternal life.
Laudato Si’s Big Questions
by Owen Smith | December 20, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Laudato Si describes the integral relationship the many crises facing our world share.
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Mary’s Memories – the Rosary As Her Scrapbook
by John Freund, CM | Oct 29, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
You all know what a scrapbook is. It is not about throwing away scraps. It is about keeping memories alive.
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A Vincentian View: Go to Joseph
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 27, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
In this year when Pope Francis has invited us to pay special assistance to the patriarch of the Holy Family, we have probably already heard the expression “Go to Joseph.”
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What Questions Get You Thinking?
by John Freund, CM | Oct 27, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Oprah Winfrey got me thinking with two questions.
Disappointing God
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 28, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
By S. Janet Gildea For many discerners the fear of making a “wrong decision” is intense. This fear often is rooted in the belief that God has a definite plan for my life and if I don’t figure it out then I will disappoint God. Sometimes there is a corresponding belief...
The Daily Decalogue of Pope John XXIII
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 27, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The people gave Pope John XXII the nickname "the good Pope" because of his closeness and good character. One of his —perhaps— little known-writings is this "Decalogue of happiness," a real program for each day, that all Christians should occasionally check... even...
Our Journey – God our BFF
by Lynn L'Heureux | Jun 27, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Our Journey – God our BFF – Created to be Like Christ – How do we Grow? Vincentian Day of Prayer & Fast – Tuesday, June 28, 2016 Blessings my dear Vincentian Family: Make a difference today. Smile always. I teach the kids a smile is a prayer from God and they...
A Reflection: Living with My Eyes Open #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 26, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
As I sat down to write this reflection, I got out everything I thought I would need for such a task: my old CVV journal, my trusty Little Book of St. Vincent DePaul, and a now decaying shoe box filled with prayers, quotes, stories, and notes I had saved through the...
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...