In this year dedicated to St. Joseph, I have written several times on the way in which the Psalms can express the thinking and praying of the Holy Family.

by Tom McKenna, CM | July 9, 2025 | Reflections | 0 Comments
There are questions and there are QUESTIONS. How about the life-altering one Jesus puts to Peter in Matthew’s gospel?
by Tim Williams | July 8, 2025 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, SVDP Contemplation | 0 Comments
True acts of compassion often have less to do with material aid and more with making others feel seen, loved, and not alone in their struggles. In visiting those in need, we offer more than assistance—we offer presence, friendship, and a reminder of God’s love that can uplift their spirits long after we’ve gone.
by Ross Reyes Dizon | July 8, 2025 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by .famvin | July 6, 2025 | News, Reflections | 1 Comment
A growing divide between wealth and suffering mirrors past eras of decadence that ended in collapse, revealing a moral and spiritual crisis. Grounded in the Gospel and Vincentian tradition, the call is to stand with the poor, confront injustice, and resist systems that glorify excess while ignoring human dignity.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
In this year dedicated to St. Joseph, I have written several times on the way in which the Psalms can express the thinking and praying of the Holy Family.
by John Freund, CM | Nov 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Here I reflect on a “prequel” to the very first council, the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15). I will also fast-forward to the two-year-long “sequel” taking place right now.
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Nov 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is King David’s just shoot. He comes to make the earth brim with justice. How he wishes that we get the name...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Nov 10, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), November 15, 2015 – Dan 12, 1-3; Heb 10, 11-14. 18; Mk 13, 24-32 He took his seat at the right hand of God (Heb 10, 12) Jesus is our hope. In difficult, painful and failed times, we are tempted to despair even of humanity’s...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
One of the key legacies of Vincent de Paul, is “personalism,” or respect for the person. What strategies did Vincent de Paul have for inclusive communication and decision-making? How do Wisdom and Vincentian personalism help support the mission and viability all...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Nov 9, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Partners with God – Jesus on our Team – Guiding Light of the Holy Spirit - The Trinity is Life Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Tuesday November 10, 2015 Dear Vincentian Family: Have a great week. Open your eyes to see the goodness around you. Look at others with...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 9, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Media, News, Reflections
60 Seconds with Sister Brenda Fritz Music is a powerful thing. Sister Brenda Fritz, D.C., shares how she uses it in her ministry as a Daughter of Charity. https://youtu.be/sBWYbtQ3Nms Catch more 60 Seconds with Sister videos from Daughters of Charity throughout the...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 8, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Father Pat Griffin reflects on Kristallnacht as he continues his series Considering Consecrated Life. I must confess that I read this closely since it occurred just some six months after I was born. As a minister at St. John’s University, I have been invited to...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 7, 2015 | Formation, News, Reflections, Vincentian Marian Youth
In the October Bulletin of Vincentian Marian Youth the President writes... The lifestyle that is embraced by the members of the VMY implies a sense of commitment that goes beyond simply “belonging”. Here we refer to “being”, that is, being a reflection of Christ and...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 6, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Fr. Tom McKenna offers a reflection entitled A Christian Code: The Way (Mk 10: 46-52; Jeremiah 31:7-9) In one place or other, most all of us have come across the phrase “code word.” It means some word or phrase that at first seems unimportant, but if...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 5, 2015 | Collaboration, Reflections
In this year of Vincentian Family Collaboration, we rarely reflect on collaboration from a Eucharistic perspective. The following reflection on what collaboration is and is not takes it a step further by rooting collaboration in our understanding of Eucharist. Over a...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 4, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Fr. Tom McKenna reflects on The Rich Young Man (Mk. 10:17-22) and how we define ourselves in an essay “I …, Therefore I Am” “I …, Therefore I Am” In a philosophy class, a teacher asked, “What is your cogito?” I thought he meant some bone or other body part -- but...