Reflections

Firewood for the Soul: The Candle Stick

by Samantha Hill | May 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.

Defending our Beliefs and Loving our Adversaries • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | May 4, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Above all else, let us learn how to defend our convictions without hating our adversaries, to love those who have a different opinion, to recognize the fact that Christians have many and varied viewpoints and that God can be served today as always. Let us complain...

Doing the Dishes

by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

“Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes.”

What It Means to Pray Without Ceasing According to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

by Danielle Bean | May 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

God doesn’t want a casual relationship. He wants us to turn to him in everything we do. As St. Elizabeth Ann Seton says: “He wants us to lift our hearts to him. Always.”

Contemplation: To Discern, Not to Decide

by Tim Williams | Jun 18, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org In the Society of St Vincent de Paul, “all decisions are made by...

Calm in the Middle of the Storm

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jun 18, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

By trusting in the Lord Jesus we can stay calm even when evil seems to triumph.

Firewood for the Soul: Risk for Reward

by Samantha Hill and James Hodge | Jun 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.

Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 23

by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.

Commit to the Poor of Flesh and Blood

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Sep 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus goes about doing good; he loves in deed and truth. He does not just commit to an ideology. St. Vincent is like him. St. Vincent wants those who follow him to commit with zeal to those who are poor (SV.FR XI:133-137). And it seems that he himself cannot but...

Simplicity In Our Living • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Sep 23, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

"I’m well aware that people think of simplicity in general as truth or purity of intention: truth, because it sees that our thoughts conform to the words and other signs by which we express them; purity of intention, because it makes all our acts of virtue tend...

What Did Jesus Did Not Have?

by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Everyone has an idea of what the Catholic Church needs to appeal to people today!

Letter from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, on the Occasion of the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul 2023

by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Sep 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

As usual at this time, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, President of the Executive Board of the Vincentian Family, has sent a reflection to the entire Vincentian Family on the occasion of the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul on September 27.

A Faith Dynamic (Matthew 18:19-20)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

“Listen and Respond.” If there ever were a pair of words to stir up action, these are the ones.

Nobody Wants To Do the Dishes!

by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

This Mindwalk is a reflection on a saying attributed to a contemporary change agent – Shane Claiborne “Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes.”

Admire the Thoughts and Ways of God

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Sep 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus makes known to us God, who is good to all and has mercy on all he has made, and whose thoughts and ways we are to admire. The landowner is good to the jobless. But there are those who, rather than admire him, grumble. These are the ones who have worked for...