The wisdom of God made flesh dwells with us. He is delighted to be with us. But he wants, first of all, to delight...
Reflections
A Canadian View: A More Just World
by Jim Paddon | December 3, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
As a Canadian and close neighbour to our Americans friends, we are always interested in what is happening in the USA.
Creating Connections Better Than Giving Directions
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | December 3, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
A place where homeless and formerly homeless people can connect to one another. They can also connect to vital outreach services, their own personal friends, and family members.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, 23: In Solidarity with Those who Suffer
by Mari Carmen Davia | December 2, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
I believe that there has been an extraordinary expression of solidarity among people, especially as people reach out to assist those who have suffered the most.
In The Mood (Mk 13:37)
by Tom McKenna, CM | December 2, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
We’ve all heard the term “mood music.” It refers to the power music has to set a tone, move us through different feeling states.
Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? XIII
by John Freund, CM | Sep 28, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Vincent is burning with a spark of the same fire as burns in God.
A Note on Charity for Vincentian Month 2021
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
If charity is our rule, as Saint Vincent de Paul taught us, what does it look like?
Why We Serve: Students Embrace the Mission
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 25, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Why We Serve: giving testimony is part of saying #IamVincent. Thanks to Sister Pat Evanick, D.C., for bring this to our attention. Click on the name of each student to read their testimony. This past year, St. John’s students dedicated nearly 100,000 hours to service....
St. Louise: Moving Toward Love
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 25, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
St. Louise: Moving Toward Love (Is. 58: Mt. 25) There’s a famous quote attributed to Mark Twain: When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much...
Generosity that is Eucharistic and priestly
by Ross Dizon | May 24, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Dying on the cross, Jesus consummates his generosity. He thus stands out as the most compassionate of all, and the one and only supreme mediator between God and us. How admirable Jesus’ generosity! Though rich, he becomes poor for our sake, so that by his poverty...
Open reflections in the Year of Vincentian Collaboration (4)
by Javier F. Chento | May 23, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation, Reflections
4. On retirement and “early retirement” of family members... The bourgeois society in which we are immersed sneaks through the cracks of our familiar habitat, whether of one kind or another, of one branch or another. Creeping all too frequently into our life, and our...
Vincentian Charism ~ Beatitude People
by Lynn L'Heureux | May 23, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian Day of Fast and Prayer – Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Vincentian Charism - Charism is a mystery. The meaning of the charism is revealed during the course of history and the Vincentian experience. No one — not even Saint Vincent — completely understands all the...
When am I most the image and likeness of God?
by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
We all know that we were made in the image and likeness of God. But think about the question Fr. Pat Griffin asked retreatants in his closing conference at a recent retreat. “When do I most experience myself as made in God’s image and likeness? I was amazed as he...
Pestered by God?
by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Have you ever felt pestered by God? Tracy Kemme, SC has…and I suspect we all have at one point or another. Although she writes out of her experience as a young Sister of Charity of Cincinnati I suspect she is tapping into something that many can relate to regardless...
#famvin400 If we are the body we make people welcome…
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 19, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
One of the "sub-themes" of the coming 400th anniversary year is welcoming the stranger in our midst on a daily basis. Is there room for people to join our cause? Listen to this Casting Crowns song. https://youtu.be/SExJ9od-0zQ?t=8s [box type="tick" size="large"...
Pray in a Busy World #IamVincent @SJUMission
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 18, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Bro. Mike Sheerin, FMS, writes, "How might we pray in our busy world? Remembering Vincent DePaul as a man of prayer which rooted and anchored his actions, we are invited to do likewise." Much of what is being written on the spiritual life these days indicates a...