Reflections

Be Love to Know God Who Is Love

by Ross Reyes Dizon | June 2, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Out of love, Jesus lays down his life for us sinners. No one, then, loves us more. He is the best proof that to be God is to be love. Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night. “Night” may mean he seeks light. Is he wrestling with “to be or not to be?” A question of salvation...

Vincentian Prayer Images: The Cries of the Poor Then and Now

by John Freund, CM | June 2, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments

The hardships of war emptied out the homes of the poor in Vincent’s day. How will we work for those driven from their homes today?

Sisters’ Work During 1918 Spanish Flu Seen As Model For Crisis Today

by .famvin | May 30, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Catholic nuns emerged as the unexpected heroes in the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic that killed hundreds of thousands in the United States and millions worldwide.

Pentecost 2020 and our Vincentian Family

by Joe Agostino, CM | May 30, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Fr. Joe Agostino, international coordinator of the Vincentian Family Office, posted a video with an interesting reflection on this Pentecost.

Can You Put Yourself In This Picture?

by John Freund, CM | Apr 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

I am not an Ethiopian at the beginning of a thousand-mile journey. Actually, I am on a lifelong journey of trying to “put on the mind of Christ,” to see things as Jesus, the stranger in my life, sees them.

A Canadian View: Diversity is a Fact….Inclusion is an Act

by Jim Paddon | Apr 22, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

As a Canadian, I know for myself and perhaps others, we tend to think systemic racism only exists in other countries but if we look at it from within our borders, we can see it exists here too.