Stories can bring delight. And if there ever was a story that has sparked delight among believers, it’s the one about those three travelers from the East…
Reflections
Speaking to God Through Scripture with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
by Kathleen N. Hattrup | May 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton found in Sacred Scripture a path to God. Her life embodied what the Second Vatican Council called the “force and power in the word of God” that becomes the “support and energy of the Church.”
The Shining Gaze (Ps 4:7a; Lk 24:36-80)
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A favorite verse, Psalm 4, reads: “Lord, let your face shine upon us.” It summons up a very warm and private kind of experience that each of us in our own way can recognize.
Mayday! – Pope Francis and Vincentian Voices
by John Freund, CM | May 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Mayday! Mayday! It’s the call that no airplane pilot or ship’s captain ever wants to make. Why? Because it means trouble. Big trouble!
Contemplation: A Culture of Welcome – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
by Tim Williams | April 30, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Vincent As a Seeker
by John Freund, CM | Jan 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Some time ago, I offered a reflection on “The Magi School For Seekers.” It was based on a homily Pope Francis gave, presenting the Magi as showing the path for modern-day “seekers.”
Fill Our Life with Jesus Christ
by Ross Dizon | Jan 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the bread of life. Those whose life is full of him have their fill. To go to him and to believe in him is...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 2
by Famvin Media Resources | May 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork by members of the Vincentian Family.
Renewal for Our Call to Misison
by MISEVI International | May 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
On Saturday, April 15, 2023, MISEVI in Latin America joined together with German Sanchez, newly elected leader of FAVILA, to hear inspirational thoughts concerning the call to be lay missionaries.
Wise Stewards of the Earth and of the Poor
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | May 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Pope Francis began his first Encyclical by stating “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Sinore” - “Praise be to you, my Lord.” This was taken from the Canticle of St. Francis Assisi, in which he compared the world as a common home, where the Mother Earth sustains and governs us with...
Eyes on Earth Day – Eyes Closed? Glazed? Wide-open?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
We often use images that speak of another’s awareness of something. Turning a blind eye! Eyes glazed over! Having one’s eyes wide open.
Handcuffs Will Not Stop Homelessness!
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Apr 27, 2023 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
In a recent reflection on the site Invisible People, Robert Davis makes the point that handcuffs will never solve homelessness.
What history rhymes with a future of justice and peace?
by Mary Ann Dantuono | Apr 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The history of Social Development at the UN continues to echo but more rhymes are needed so that it leads to a fulfillment of the promises of placing people at the center of development, eradicating poverty, providing productive employment and decent work, and creating social inclusion.
A Vincentian View: The Work of God
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
One of the verses from a Gospel of the past week captured my thinking and prompted my reflection: “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.”
Emmaus – Why Was Jesus Slow Revealing His Resurrection?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Suppose you just discovered you were instantly cured of painful cancer? Did someone wipe out a longstanding debt?
Grasp What Jesus Is, What He Says and Does
by Ross Dizon | Apr 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus who is close to the Father’s heart makes him known to us. It is crucial that we grasp what Jesus is, what he says and does. Those to whom Jesus speaks do not grasp what he teaches by way of a figure of speech. And they are not the disciples but the Pharisees. ...