Reflections
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, 19: In Solidarity with Those who Died During the Pandemic
by A married couple | November 4, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
We have learned two very important lessons from this catastrophe that has effected humankind…
Given A Break (Ex. 22:20; Mt 22:38-40)
by Tom McKenna, CM | November 4, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments
In his unaffected way, he was voicing a truth that runs across the whole length of the Bible and all down the avenues of our faith: “I give help because I have been helped.”
A Wheel or a Ladder?
by John Freund, CM | November 4, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
A video insight into the concept of systemic change as breaking the cycles of poverty.
Bright and Dull in the Eyes of God
by Ross Dizon | November 3, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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“Youth and Life” Home in Cuautla de Morelos (Mexico)
by Vincentian Family Office | Sep 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
“Youth and Life” is a civil association founded in 2002 by Father Miguel Blázquez Avix, CM dedicated to protecting at risk children by providing them with a home.
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The Pope Video • An Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyle
by .famvin | Sep 4, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: An Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyle.
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Which Labor Day Are You Celebrating?
by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Is Labor Day the last hurrah of summer? The weekend to catch supposedly fantastic sales? A recognition of the dignity of work? It is all that and more!
#IamVincent: Baptism and Charity
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The relationship of Baptism and Lent is something every Vincentian ought to contemplate. For most of us, Lent has been a time of repentance. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults calls it “The period of purification and enlightenment.” This time… customarily...
Hearing The Word in Pressured Times
by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 10, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Hearing The Word in Pressured Times (Lk. 5:1-11) Here are some things to note in this Gospel about Jesus getting himself involved in a fishing expedition with Peter and his friends. For one thing, there’s Peter’s state of mind. He’s exhausted. All night on the...
Near to us is the saving Word of God
by Ross Dizon | Feb 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is near us so that he may save us who cry out to him and call on his name. No one is more near to us than Jesus, the Word made flesh and dwelling among us. He is “God-with-us.” He is near us in many ways. He is within our reach in the least of his brothers and...
Abraham’s Tent on Vincentian Campuses
by John Freund, CM | Feb 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The call to erect "Abraham's tent" on Vincentian campuses is an unrecognized opportunity for conversion, evangelization and mutual dialogue. In “Hospitality on a Vincentian Campus: Welcoming the Stranger Outside Our Tent,” a forthcoming article in Vincentian Heritage,...
God’s Family
by Lynn L'Heureux | Feb 8, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
God's Family - Faith to Spread the Light of Christ - Worth Every Penny - Open My Eyes Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday February 9, 2016 Vincentian Family: Please pray for one another and those we serve. Your work is important and cannot be done well...
Lenten Letter to the Family: Resources
by John Freund, CM | Feb 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
We are happy to present the Lenten Letter to the Vincentian Family in Slideshare (presentation) format. We hope you will enjoy using it for reflection throughout the Lenten Season. In some ways it will allow you almost literally to walk alongside him and the thoughts...
#IamVincent @ NU Vincentian Service
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jacey Diez, a student dedicated to Vincentian service, is in her final year at Niagara University, majoring in Teaching English as a Second Language (K-12) and Elementary Education (6-12) with a minor in Theatre Performance. The poor have much to teach you, and you...
Who am I? Who loves me?
by John Freund, CM | Feb 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Who am I? Who loves me? These are some of the questions that Sr. Janet Gildea, SC asks in "Getting a Life This Lent." E-Voc is the electronic newsletter from the Vocation Team of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati for single women wondering what new thing God is...
#IamVincent @ DePaul Service Immersion
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 4, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
In "Experiencing Vincentian Hospitality," Quinton Foshag unveils the transforming power of service immersion experiences. In my first ever experience living in the Vincentian House of Charity, I was so amazed by the love and compassion that Sister Monica and Sister...