This Christmastime has had a special character for me. Watching each of my nieces with her child has been an education.
Reflections
A Vincentian View: Back to the Beginning
by Pat Griffin, CM | December 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Are you ready for the beginning of a new liturgical year?
Is Advent “Missing In Action?”
by John Freund, CM | December 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
During this Advent season, may I suggest a modest approach to recovering the sense of our radical Advent hope.
Go out of the Old World of Old Men
by Ross Dizon | December 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 33
by Famvin Media Resources | December 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Homage to the King of the Jews and of All Nations
by Ross Dizon | Jan 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Prince of peace and sovereignty rests on his shoulders. We get to him, so we may do him homage, by the...
Pope Francis – Mothers Keep Things Together!
by John Freund, CM | Jan 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
“The scandal of the manger” – A New Year’s “mindwalk” using the words of Pope Francis.
Journeying From Opposites To Equals
by John Freund, CM | Jun 21, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
I suspect we have all known relationships that should not have worked out… but did.
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 9
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Into the Hands of God the Father with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
by Lisa M. Hendey | Jun 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Throughout her life, Mother Seton knew that we are never truly alone, even when life’s challenges are most daunting. Our Heavenly Father is always there for us—present, loving, merciful. “This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your...
Impact of Every Day Choices
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jun 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Fulton J. Sheen in his Autobiography, Treasure in Clay Jars, shares an experience which tells us the significance of the decisions and choices which we make in our every day life. "A boy was kicked out of school by the pastor and mother superior. Fulton J. Sheen took...
Following Mother Seton’s Path Into the Sacred Heart of Jesus
by Lisa Lickona | Jun 16, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Devotion to the Sacred Heart teaches us that the way of the saints is not about an abstract ideal or rules for life, but about the unfathomable love of God, who we embrace—blood, sweat and all. The objection I often feel when I see a picture honoring the Sacred Heart...
Lyrics That Lead to Prayer
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
“Life is not tried, it is merely survived, if you’re standing outside the fire.” When country singer Garth Brooks wrote those lyrics in 1993, I wonder if he thought it might lead to prayer.
Naming God (Exodus 34: 8-9; John 3:16)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 14, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Two people are in a conversation, asking how they feel about each other. After much back and forth, one says to the other, “How would you name that feeling?”
The NATO approach to Corpus Christi
by John Freund, CM | Jun 14, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
I never realized how often Jesus reminded his followers to move beyond talk to action.
Sheep Who Do Not Have a Shepherd
by Ross Dizon | Jun 13, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, the Good Shepherd, seeks the good of the sheep. He is not like those who steal, slaughter and destroy as they seek their own good. Jesus has compassion for the crowds, for they are troubled and abandoned like sheep that have no shepherd. A circumstance, then,...