Have you ever been “sent on a Mission?” – picked out and entrusted with something to say or do?
Reflections
Solidarity – in Life, Death, and New Life (Mark 14:1-15:47)
by Tom McKenna, CM | April 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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
Ruler and Savior, Lord and Messiah, Good Shepherd
by Ross Dizon | April 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 36
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Firewood for the Soul: Christmas, The Gift That Keeps On Giving
by Samantha Hill | Dec 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Send Jesus, Send the Disciples
by Ross Dizon | Apr 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is God’s Sent One to announce the Good News to the poor. And the Sent One, in turn, does not hesitate to send his disciples. Jesus tells his disciples that for him to send them is to give them a share in his own mission. For he says to them, “As the Father has...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 23
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
Vincentian Voices Network: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
by Jim Paddon | Apr 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
What is white privilege? This is a term we have all heard but it can be difficult to understand if you are a Caucasian middle-class person, or especially if you are struggling within the cycle of poverty.
We are an Easter People
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Apr 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
In one of the hymns for Easter season, we sing; “We are an Easter people, ours is an Easter faith.”
Toward Jerusalem
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
We disciples of Christ profess to follow the Lord Jesus– and this week in particular, we would follow Him to Jerusalem.
A Thought Experiment … Dropping the “G” From Kingdom
by John Freund, CM | Apr 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus taught us to pray ”Thy kingdom come.” He also taught, “The kingdom is already here in your midst.” How do you put those two together? Some emphasize one or the other.
Risen from among Those Who Are Dead
by Ross Dizon | Apr 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, who died on the cross, has risen. Hence, we cannot look for him among the dead, but among the living. Early in the morning, following the Sabbath right after Jesus’ death and burial, Mary of Magdala goes to the tomb. Knowing what Mark and Luke say, we can...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 22
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
Create in Us a Clean Heart
by Mary Frances Jaster, MISEVI International | Apr 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
During this season of Lent, I have had the opportunity to read daily reflections from two different books. One that was particularly striking to me was from Give Us This Day, and was written by Sr. Irene Nowell, OSB.