Reflections

Gaining Entrance

by Tom McKenna, CM | August 28, 2019 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

“But anything you do to ‘gather together all your sisters and brothers from all the nations,’ brings with it entrance into the Kingdom of God.”

Hazard! – Dangerous Thinking Ahead

by John Freund, CM | August 28, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment

Vincent and Louise, Frederick, and indeed all the great figures of our Vincentian heritage, were not afraid to ask what has become known as the Vincentian question, “What must be done?”

Lowly Followers of Jesus Christ

by Ross Dizon | August 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus is the definitive proof that God lifts up the lowly and repays those who reaches out to them. Our Teacher calls us to the same lowliness and outreach. Jesus is a guest of one of the leading Pharisees. In other words, he is not among the lowly folks. Rather,...

The Two Networks of Charity

by Renato Lima de Oliveira | August 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 3 Comments

There is indeed a “second network of charity” within the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which we do not always understand or appreciate.

Pope Francis’ Encyclical Read as a Puzzle

by John Freund, CM | Oct 7, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections

In a beautiful document on the call to human community, Pope Francis offers the “Good Samaritan” as a lens through which we can look at the many serious problems of a polarized and insensitive world.