Reflections

“Bring Good News To the Poor” – Jesus’ Mission Statement

by John Freund, CM | July 10, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus Mission statement is short. “Bring Good News to the poor.” Six words! They were the most powerful words in his life. What did these words mean to Saints Vincent and Louise? Us?

Laudato Si’

by Jim Paddon | July 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

As we recognize this fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’s encyclical letter, Laudato Si’ (On Care for Our Common Good), the Vinfam social justice collaborators have been discussing this topic over the past two monthly calls.

Homeless Advocate Murdered On Park Bench

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | July 9, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments

Paul Behler was a founding member of the advocacy group Housing Our Neighbors; helped start Baltimore’s first street newspaper, Word on the Street, and was part of a Faces Of Homelessness Speakers Bureau.

Lessons Learned During the Pandemic: #2 – An Opportunity to Work on Behalf of Social Justice

by Eduardo Marques Almeida | July 8, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

We must faith in better days and trust that we are guided by the Holy Spirit who will show us the way to establish charity, transformed into the love of God.

Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent VIII

by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Another means of placing ourselves in the presence of God is to imagine ourselves before the Most Blessed Sacrament of the altar.”