Jesus, like his Father, is attentive to our needs. He does not fail to fill up those of us who hunger for what we...
Reflections
What Rich Man will be Saved? • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | June 15, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
My Father taught me about “Our Father”
by John Freund, CM | June 14, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
At some level, I assumed all fathers were like my father. I have always loved and admired my father. Using the image of a loving father helped me understand God’s love.
The Power For Oneness (1 Cor 12: 12-13)
by Tom McKenna, CM | June 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 4 Comments
The motto on the great seal of the United States is the Latin “E Pluribus Unum.” It’s translated: “Out of the Many, One.”
Many Levels of Understanding
by John Freund, CM | June 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
I never gave much thought to what is involved when I hear or ask the question, “Don’t you understand?”
Firewood for the Soul: A Change of Heart
by Samantha Hill and James Hodge | Jul 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
To Grieve with the Evils of the Poor • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Jul 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
[If so are now] the evils, not of a single district, but of several districts of Paris; not only in Paris but in Lyon,...
Firewood for the Soul: Mirror Image
by Samantha Hill | Jan 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
See and Hear the Word Made Flesh
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 31, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Word made flesh and he is in our midst. Those who do not fail to see and hear him, and do what he says, turn into relatives of his. It looks like Jesus does not find it hard to see and hear folks tell him, “Your mother and brother are out there and want...
Five Vital Points • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Dec 30, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
"You should know, Sisters, that Our Lord willed to experience in His own person every kind of distress imaginable. The scriptural expression is that He willed to be regarded as a scandal to the Jews and a folly to the Gentiles (1 Cor 1:23) to show you that you can...
Nunc Dimitis: The Christmas Song of Simeon
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Dec 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
St. Luke concludes the good news of Christ’s birth with this beautiful canticle of Simeon, which traditionally is called as Nunc Dimitis; “Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you...
Homes in the Kingdom of Heaven
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is like us in all things but sin. He is not a stranger to the joys, sorrows, light and glory that our homes know. They say that tough times bring out the best and the worst in us and, of course, in our homes. In the face of crises and uncertainties, some folks...
Sending (Isaiah, 61; 1 Thessalonians, 5)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Dec 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Have you ever been “sent on a Mission?” – picked out and entrusted with something to say or do?
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 36
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Firewood for the Soul: Christmas, The Gift That Keeps On Giving
by Samantha Hill | Dec 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Go and See the Child Lying in the Manger
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Dec 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is little and poor. We are to go and see and live his being little and poor, so that we may be clean and free of pride and greed that spell ruin. As the shepherds get the good news about the Savior’s birth, great fear takes hold of them. For a great and...