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Reflections
Lessons learned during a Pandemic, #24: Celebrate faith and hope with the poor
by Erick Félix, CM | December 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This year 2020, twelve years after I composed that song, I have discovered a new meaning of what it means, for a member of the Congregation, to celebrate the feast of Saint Vincent.
A Vincentian View: A Season of Yes
by Pat Griffin, CM | December 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
We can recognize the effort and success that people of good will exert to move us beyond the moment and onto the right track.
Each Approach Is Necessary
by John Freund, CM | December 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 4 Comments
An image each Vincentian should consider! It is a simple image of people imperiled by a river flooding out of control. Read on to learn how a Franciscan uses that image to explore various approaches to saving people.
Disappointment Due to Our Biases
by Ross Dizon | December 8, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Edge of the Road Leading to Jerusalem
by Ross Dizon | Oct 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is merciful. For he cares for those who call on him in their needs. He does not leave them at the edge of the...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History III
by John Freund, CM | Oct 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Evangelization cannot be limited to announcing the word but must be done through deeds.
Firefighters and Electrical Engineers
by Mike Clark | Apr 20, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
by Mike Clark – When I explain my work in the field of collective impact and systems design, I have some go-to phrases, like:
Glory and new life through love
by Ross Dizon | Apr 19, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus reveals to us the way of love that leads to glory and the new life. Judas leaves to carry out fully his betrayal. It is night, which does not mean that the light no longer shines in the darkness. Divine glory still shines brightly. Jesus speaks of it to his...
Vincentian Special Bond
by Lynn L'Heureux | Apr 18, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian Special Bond – Vincentians Moving Forward - Vincentian Spiritual Growth - God Speaks to Us Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Vincentian Special Bond – Vincentians are blessings in our troubled world where it seems not many people...
Justice and Mercy on the Way to Love
by Michael Whalen, CM | Apr 17, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
In the previous meditation, we embarked on an exploration of the somewhat tense if not actually tortured relationship between mercy and justice. We also highlighted the various “station stops” we would make along the way. This first such “station stop” simply seeks...
Vincentians of Wherever: Mortification from another perspective
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 17, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Success is a seductive thing. An old friend, Christina Puntel, (Vincentian by baptism at a Vincentian parish in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, USA), wrote recently suggesting an article to me. Like Vincent, she is simple in life and in speech. She said, this...
Religious Life in the Future: What Might It Look Like
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 16, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Part of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth and Colorado Vincentian Volunteer Alum, Sister Jen Gordon prepared a fantastic talk for the 2012 gathering of Women Religious called 'Living on the Edge.' Treat yourself to her insightful perspective... Sister...
There will always be more – Vincent dePaul and Oskar Schindler
by John Freund, CM | Apr 16, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Continuing the series "Vincent’s Life Lessons" based on J. Patrick Murphy’s Mr. Vincent we read: Vincent lived 80 years and died worried that he did not do enough. Life expectancy in Vincent's time was 35-37 years. Lesson: You may get more time and opportunity to do...
Doing good behind the scenes
by John Freund, CM | Apr 16, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Dave Barringer, CEO of the Vincent dePaul Society USA, articulates something that many in the Vincentian Family can relate to: Doing good behind the scenes. And then seeing people finally catch on to an issue...even if they don't recognize all the spade work that went...
“What is your name, dear?” #IamVincent @DePaulMission
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 14, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
A DePaul Student, "Maggie" tells the story of meeting someone in a nursing home and how that relationship compared to other relationships in her life. She prepared this video for a Peace Justice and Conflict Studies class on Digital Storytelling at DePaul University....