Reflections
The Pope Video • Artificial Intelligence
by .famvin | November 14, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Artificial Intelligence.
Encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti’: Summary and Commentary (Part 3)
by René Stockman | November 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Bro. René Stockman offers here a short summary of chapter 3 of the Encyclical Letter “Fratelli Tutti”, followed by a more personal reflection.
Thinking Through the McCarrick Scandal
by John Freund, CM | November 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 2 Comments
The “McCarrick Report” is gut-wrenching. How do we make sense of it? What can we learn?
“There is no Charity without Justice” – St. Vincent de Paul
by Sister Margaret Louise Brown, DC | November 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“There is no Charity without Justice.” In other words, there is no love without justice. There is no living the Gospel without Justice.
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Why Does She Stay?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Sep 16, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
“Why does she stay?” It’s a simple question. The answer is not. Bottom line… If a victim must choose between abuse in their home or the high risk of abuse on the street, it’s a stretch to think they are better off on the street.
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Serving migrant families
by Dana Hinton | Sep 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Chris Kunze, SCN, shares her experiences with the Casa Alitas Program in Arizona.
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A Vincentian View: Filled with Compassion
by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 15, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
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.
I Like You Just Because…: Mercy as the Surprise of Sheer Gift
by Michael Whalen, CM | Mar 13, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
I Like You Just Because…: Mercy as the Surprise of Sheer Gift Whether the “gospel” begins with the tragic or the comic, that is, with sin or grace as its first movement, begs some discussion; and, still, the answer eludes any complete grasp. Catholic intuitions tend...
Vincentians of Wherever: Our Vincentian Journey
by Elizabeth Astridge | Mar 13, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
As I sat and watched my almost 3-year-old daughter dancing back and forth about 50 times in our upstairs hallway Saturday morning, all I could think about was how wonderful God is to put me on the path I am on. The path that kept me in Western New York, close to...
Offering Hope to Children Affected by HIV/AIDS #IamVincent @NiagaraUniversity
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Hope sometimes is in short supply. Vincentians give many things and struggle for many things. It’s worth the struggle. This article from Niagara University (text and photos) tells it all. It is 10 o'clock on a Monday night, and New Yorker David Loewenguth, Niagara...
Journey to Discovery: #IamVincent @AdamsonUniversity
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 10, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
In "A Journey to Discovery: Volunteering, the Vincentian Way," Jan Roelrey Tecson of Adamson University writes about "...life-changing experience was so striking that I continued to join the summer missions even after I graduated from Adamson." Many thanks to Pamela...
Down the Tubes. #IamVincent #WeAretheChurch
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 9, 2016 | Church, Formation, Reflections
Down the tubes. Down the drain. Commentaries by many say that is the future of the Church. But Vincentians know better. Vincentians are the Church. And the Church is growing and healthy. In an article on HuffPost filled with both hope and desperation, Kevin Wright and...
A Vincentian View: The Loving Father
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
In this “Year of Mercy,” a consideration of the lessons which the Father teaches in the parable of “the Prodigal Son” cannot be denied. Sometimes, when I speak to groups of parents about this story, they place blame on the Father. They say: “He was too lenient and...
Condemn, and you foster retrogression and death
by Ross Dizon | Mar 8, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus does not condemn us sinners; he invites us to renewal. Although without sin, despite his being like us, Jesus refuses to condemn the woman caught “in the very act of committing adultery.” No doubt, those who brought her want to affirm their strict adherence to...
Inter-Mission: Springtime of body and soul
by John Freund, CM | Mar 8, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
In her latest reflection for the NCR series Global Sisters Report "Inter-Mission: Springtime of body and soul" Janet Gildea SC connects the dots between her remission from cancer and the parable of the power of the Pope's visit to heal the suffering and violence...
Vincentian Lifestyle
by Lynn L'Heureux | Mar 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian Lifestyle - The Gaze of God - Vincentians Planted by God - Vincentian Journey of Holiness Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday March 8, 2016 Vincentian Lifestyle - Vincentian spirituality is embedded in a lifestyle of giving and love. It is an...