Reflections
Bread of Life that Truly Gives Us our Fill
by Ross Dizon | July 30, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Jesus is the bread of life that has come down from heaven. To go to him and to believe in him means to never hunger or thirst again.
Firewood for the Soul: Prayer and Silence
by Samantha Hill and James Hodge | July 29, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
The Root Causes of Homelessness Today
by John Berry | July 28, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
But either way you cut it, clearing or criminalizing homeless encampments will do little to solve our nation’s homelessness crisis.
Priests Committed to the Poor and the Needy • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | July 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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Finding our way back to Galilee with Pope Francis
by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
I found my path back to Galilee with the help of Pope Francis. For me, it was by way of a homily he preached in Canada.
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A Vincentian View: “Earthen Vessels”
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 31, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
The “earthen vessel” provides an illustrative image as we consider the ministry and mission of the Apostle James.
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Hiroshima or the Explosive Power of Love
by John Freund, CM | Jul 31, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
I only began to understand the enormity of these events as the years passed by. Three-quarters of a century later, I still have trouble imagining their explosive power.
Independence Day – A Dangerous Memory?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Recently, I wandered through the corridors of my mind reflecting on Independence Day. I ran into Charles Dickens. His “Christmas Carol” has inspired many people to look at their lives through the lens of their past, future, and present.
Break the Mold with the Prophet Jesus
by Ross Dizon | Jul 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, since he is weak, is strong. Those who follow him break the mold, too, as they affirm, “When we are weak, then we are strong.” The folks of Jesus’ hometown do not doubt that he is a wise teacher who does mighty works. Yet there is one thing about him that...
Firewood for the Soul: Resilience
by Samantha Hill and James Hodge | Jul 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
To Comply with the Precepts or to Be Truly Christian • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 29, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
It is easier to use an uplifting language, to fulfill certain positive precepts, to reject certain pleasures, than to be deeply filled with the evangelical spirit, to keep it in the depths of the soul to ennoble it, purify it, and improve it; in short: to reproduce it...
Part 2: Episcopal Message Resurfaces
by John Freund, CM | Jun 28, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Highlights from Part 2 of a truly prophetic forgotten document published by the U.S. Catholic Bishops more than a quarter-century ago.
Contemplation: The Challenge of Modern Times
by Tim Williams | Jun 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Blessed Frédéric and his friends founded the Society in 1833 in answer to a challenge posed to them by another group of students in a discussion group called the Conference of History. The other students, adherents to San...
Who’s In/Out? (Mark 3:20-35)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
I remember a man complaining that there was too much dissention in his family. He used a memorable phrase to describe their connections: “In a given month, who’s in and who’s out?”
Part 1: Prophetic Episcopal Message Washes Up On a Beach
by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I invite you to make your own judgment about how prophetic it was then … and still should be.
Generous to All like Jesus Christ
by Ross Dizon | Jun 25, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is so very generous to all to the end. Those who believe in him and seek the kingdom of God are generous also to all. Jesus wants us to be generous to all, not just to those we like, who are good or like us. For we are to be like our Father in heaven who is...