Reflections
Clocks Versus the Time In Our Heads
by John Freund, CM | March 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Changing your clocks, watches, and iPhone settings might not be as important as you think. Before you panic about being out of sync for your 9:00 am meeting, hear me out!
Bear Much Fruit Means Die with Christ
by Ross Dizon | March 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Contemplation: To Do a Little Good – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
by Tim Williams | March 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 47
by Famvin Media Resources | March 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
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Contemplation: To You Alone – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
by Tim Williams | Apr 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org To offer the benefit of the doubt is to assume the best of somebody even...
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Ruler and Savior, Lord and Messiah, Good Shepherd
by Ross Dizon | Apr 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is Ruler and Savior, Lord and Messiah. Yet he lords over no one; he serves and is the Good Shepherd who gives...
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Firewood for the Soul: Your Eyes, My Eyes
by Samantha Hill | Apr 15, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 20
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Led by the Spirit
by Mary Frances Jaster | Sep 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
When I think about the complexities of a world-wide Church, a Church that must embrace so many cultural differences, I sometimes wonder about our human interpretations of things.
We are Missionary Disciples of Christ
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Sep 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
One of the often referred teaching from the Second Vatican council is about the missionary vocation of all the baptized. Pope Francis in his first apostolic exhortation, “Joy of Gospel,” explains this theme very beautifully. According to him, among the followers of...
Attribute All to God • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Sep 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
“But what is the Spirit of Our Lord? It’s a spirit of perfect charity, filled with a marvelous esteem of the Divinity and an infinite desire to honor it in a worthy manner, together with a knowledge of the greatness of His Father, in order to admire and extol them...
Frederic Ozanam’s Tactical Wisdom For Today’s Society
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Excerpts from an article by Fr. Thomas McKenna, C.M. in which he examines Frédéric Ozanam’s conception of how a religious tradition should engage its surrounding society.
Is There an “Immaculate COMPLEXION?”
by John Freund, CM | Sep 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Have you noticed? Mary never seems to age!
A Vincentian View: The Spes Gregis
by Pat Griffin, CM | Aug 30, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
The “spes gregis” was one of the earliest terms that I heard applied to my classmates and me when we entered the high school seminary.
What’s In a Name? Was Shakespeare Wrong?
by John Freund, CM | Aug 30, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Shakespeare wrote “What’s in a name? A rose is a rose by any other name.” What someone or something is called or labeled is arbitrary compared to their or its intrinsic qualities.
Deny Themselves, Bear Their Own Cross, Follow Christ
by Ross Dizon | Aug 29, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is all things to all. He leads those who live for others and deny themselves. For they do not seek their own good, but the neighbor’s. Peter is blessed. For in the first place, the Father, not flesh and blood, lets him know who Jesus is. In the second place,...