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Reflections
Undervalued Gift
by John Freund, CM | April 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
I am finally becoming aware of the gift I have taken for granted all my life. The home we call Planet Earth. I suspect I am not alone in this.
Solidarity – in Life, Death, and New Life (Mark 14:1-15:47)
by Tom McKenna, CM | April 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
A remark I once overheard: “I don’t mind suffering when nobody knows about it – as long as somebody knows about it!”
Doubting Thomas – the Fact-checker
by John Freund, CM | April 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
’Doubting Thomas’ gets bad press. But in today’s post-truth world, full of fake news and disinformation, there is much we can learn from him”, says Rev. Peter Crumpler.
Contemplation: To You Alone – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
by Tim Williams | April 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
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...
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...
Paying It Forward (Acts 2:42-47)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
In the Acts of the Apostles, we come across a behavior that is not quite self-explanatory.
Are There Any Roads You Have Not Taken?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Today I ask are there any roads I didn’t take… or maybe not followed far enough?
Revive the Faith of The Faltering
by Ross Dizon | Apr 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus feeds us with his word and his body and blood. He makes us live and seeks to revive the faith of those who falter. For sure, Jesus did revive the hopes of those who longed to see their homeland free from the rule of Rome. If he did not do so, the crowds would...
Vincentian Prayer Images
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork depicting St. Vincent de Paul.
Hope and Courage
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Apr 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
In chapter fourteen of the book of Exodus, we have the famous passage which describes the crossing of the Red Sea by the Israelites.
The Pope Video • For a non-violent culture
by .famvin | Apr 15, 2023 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For a non-violent culture.
What Is the Real World Anyway?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 14, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
How often have you heard … “But in the real world…? “ “That’s fine in theory… but in the real world…?”
A Canadian View: Charity and Justice
by Jim Paddon | Apr 13, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
The on-going struggle to introduce and promote social justice within the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Canada is one that continues to challenge us in many ways.
A Vincentian View: A Triduum with Mary
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
The place of Mary sometimes surfaces in my reflections on the holy days of the Easter Triduum.