Reflections
The Forgotten Part of “What Must Be Done”
by John Freund, CM | October 21, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
When St. Vincent asked “What must be done?” he looked beyond what was always done. Is there a better way of doing what we have always done?
Deeds, Indeed, and Not Just Words
by Ross Dizon | October 20, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: Leave Everything To Serve
by John Freund, CM | October 20, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Let’s leave everything to serve God and our neighbor. St. Vincent de Paul
Laudato Si and the Indigenous Worldview
by Archbishop Emeritus Sylvain Lavoie, OMI | October 18, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Pope Francis is one of many strong voices beginning to unite with Indigenous voices in speaking out for the care of the environment.
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Vincentian Embodiment of the Jesus Movement
by John Freund, CM | Aug 18, 2021 | Reflections, Systemic change
Thinking about the Vincentian Movement as being rooted in an awareness of God’s love which radiates out in widening circles.
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Rise or Fall, Live or Die, Yes or No
by Ross Dizon | Aug 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus comes down from heaven and dwells among us. He takes up our flesh of death to give us spirit and life. He...
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Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? VII
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
As Vincent engages with the downtrodden, he senses being a part of that current of God’s out-flowing love to these men and women.
Vincentians of Wherever: Kelly Fitzpatrick
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Serving is a big part of what it means to be a Vincentian, wherever you are. To put yourself on the side of God’s poorest, and to reflect on that experience is what has helped us understand our charism throughout the centuries. Anyone can serve, but to peer more...
Seek earnestly the light of the nations
by Ross Dizon | Jan 1, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
God reveals himself to the Gentiles who seek him with all their heart. He offers them the opportunity to be “coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.” The Magi, wise for knowing how to recognize humbly that...
Reflections on the AIC Charter
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2015 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Reflections
Reflections on the AIC Charter In preparation for the 400th anniversary of the International Association of Charities (AIC), a new AIC document, the AIC Charter, has been drafted. This document will replace the Basic Document, published in 1981 and updated in 2001....
Gaze that brings life and makes holy
by Ross Dizon | Dec 30, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
God’s gaze is on the lowly. He wants to turn slaves into adopted children. But how do those favored with God’s glance prove themselves? Possessing a penetrating gaze, God bypasses someone with an impressive appearance. He takes from the pasture the youngest, the last,...
All Roads Journey to Jesus
by Lynn L'Heureux | Dec 28, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
All Roads Journey to Jesus – The road most traveled, for Vincentians, is the road to service and when we arrive at our destination we see the face of Jesus.
Family of an unusual love
by Ross Dizon | Dec 27, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
God wants us, who belong to his family now, to love to the end. Interestingly, bêt’āb in Hebrew, literally “the father’s house,” is translated too as “family,” which indicates the patriarchal character of the Hebrew family. But, of course, there is in God no male...
What Can I Give?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 25, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
https://youtu.be/kjRXIiZ8bs0 This is to give the greatest gift: to go out from ones self and to enter the world of the “other,” is to understand the meaning of Christmas. For this journey, there are five virtues, seen by Vincent as those characteristic of Jesus,...
Can I go to them?
by John Freund, CM | Dec 23, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Reflections
Can I go to them? This is the question Pope Francis asked when he learned that three people were killed in a neighborhood of Bangui, capital of the war-torn Central African Republic. It wasn’t in the schedule so the Pope immediately asked the Nuncio: ‘can I go, can I...
Savior and Messiah and Lord of all
by Ross Dizon | Dec 22, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
The Savior comes with a great light to save us in an unexpected way. Now appears the grace of God. Though he may dictate to the whole world, Caesar Augustus does not save, nor does governor Quirinius, an opportunist among many, not even king David, who gives renown to...