Our relationships shape who we are — the good relationships and the difficult ones. Mother Seton’s life was filled with difficult relationships that left her wounded.
Reflections
Vincentian Prayer Images: Bags Full of Knowledge
by John Freund, CM | February 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
How do those who are poor “send us back to our poverty”?
Prayer on the Peripheries
by .famvin | February 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Since the appearance of COVID-19 in our midst, the manner in which we reach out to people, the manner in which we communicate with one another has changed in dramatic ways.
A Vincentian Response to Climate Change
by Sr. Donna Geernaert, SC Halifax | February 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Since the publication of Laudato Si in May 2015, several faith-based groups have initiated projects intended to support work in ecological conservation, environmental activism, and advocacy for climate justice.
Create a Compassionate, Fairer and Interconnected World
by Mary Ann Dantuono | February 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
As part of the Vincentian Family advocacy and education at the UN, we are hosting a webinar event on Tuesday, February 9 at 1:15-2:30 pm ET and invite your participation.
Virtual Book Discussion Hosted by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
by .famvin | Jan 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth invite you and your congregation to join us for a virtual book discussion and conversation with the author of “Under the Sky We Make: How to be Human in a Warming World,”
An Eight-year-old Jesus Figure
by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
I have rarely if ever, thought of a 21st century 8-year-old as a Jesus figure.
I Feel Your Pain
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jun 15, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View Fr. Patrick J. Griffin, CM “I Feel Your Pain” I had the honor of speaking to the Trenton Diocesan Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul on June 4. The topic offered to me made me think about the little park which rests within the confines of...
Hidden still is Jesus’ messiahship
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jun 14, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is God’s Christ. His being so remains hidden, however, from those who lack compassion. Jesus backtracks. He keeps hidden once again his being the Messiah no sooner than he has revealed it through Peter’s confession of faith. The Teacher directs his disciples...
Open reflections in the Year of Vincentian Collaboration (7)
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 13, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation, Reflections
7. Let us anticipate the future... It is not the time for sterile lamentations. There is distressing lack of vocations to the priesthood and to religious life in the Church today, at least in developed and traditionally Catholic countries. It is conceivable that...
What is God Telling You?
by Lynn L'Heureux | Jun 13, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
What God is Telling You - Pain and Suffering - Guided by the Holy Spirit – Mending a Broken Heart Vincentian Day of Fast and Prayer – Tuesday, June 14, 2016 What God is Telling You - What has He been saying to you? Sometimes we think we hear the message, but are...
Justice in Education #VincentiansofWherever
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 12, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Mary Arczynski, Colorado Vincentian Volunteer, talks about justice.... In school I discovered my passion for improving our societal structures, but by my senior year, I felt dissatisfied with pure discussion and felt a pull to act, to “do” something about all of the...
What was it like to learn from Vincent?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
You have seen the graphic for this series. What was is like to sit across the table from Vincent and learn from him? Each Tuesday the more pastorally concerned clergy would gather to learn from Vincent. Abelly states that more than 12,000 ordinands made their retreats...
Vincentians making a dent in the universe
by John Freund, CM | Jun 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
“I have a passion for the issues that face those we visit. And I know that advocacy would help. But I’m just one person. What can I do?”
#famvin400 Stranger in our midst
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 9, 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. Are there people suffering right next to us? Listen to this Matt Maher song. https://youtu.be/kq3-OyRh3Zw [box type="tick" size="large"...
Listen more, speak less
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
"Remember this, my dear brothers: everyone should be quick to listen but slow to speak." (James 1, 19) A group of students of the "San Vicente de Paúl" School of Barbastro, Huesca (Spain), wrote, during the activities organized on the feast day of St. Vincent de Paul,...