Reflections

Being Missionaries, Witnesses of Hope and Easter Joy

by Celestino Fernández, CM | June 13, 2025 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Missionaries are witnesses of a faith lived with total dedication and a hope rooted in the Risen Christ. Their Easter joy drives them to transform suffering into life and to bring God’s love to the most forgotten corners of the world.

Advocacy and the Vincentian Charism

by Sandy Figueroa | June 12, 2025 | Reflections | 0 Comments

All of us in the Vincentian family are experts at direct service. Advocacy, however, seems to be a challenge for most of us in the Vincentian family.

Loving Last Words (John 13:34)

by Tom McKenna, CM | June 11, 2025 | Reflections | 0 Comments

I came across a writer who drew on her experience to add some personal texture to Jesus’ words at his Last Supper, “As I have loved you, so love one another.”

“Are We There Yet”?

by John Freund, CM | June 11, 2025 | Reflections | 0 Comments

Even those of us in advanced age remember the excitement and impatience. Four words – “Are we there yet” – captured our anticipation, excitement, and impatience. “There” was shorthand for so many events… parties, summer vacations, new experiences and …

A Vincentian View: Jesus and Psalm 133:1

by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Praying and preaching the psalms has been one of my great joys for many years. The opportunity to take a psalm and reflect upon its meaning has challenged me to study its context and appreciate its message.

This Train Is Bound For Glory

by John Freund, CM | Oct 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

I lived with a Vincentian who was a railroad buff. The walls of his room were covered with scenic railroad posters. With joy he would tell you that he had ridden every major railroad in the US.

Open the Eyes of the Blind Who Want to See

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Oct 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus brings light on those who live in the dark and guides our feet into the way of peace. Hence, he seeks to open...

What Bricklayers can teach us about work… and following Christ

by John Freund, CM | Jun 30, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

I have learned a lot from bricklayers about the meaning of work! And continue to learn … even about being a follower of Christ.

Paradoxes: Signs of the New Creation

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jun 29, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus brings in the new creation. The paradoxes that he lives and teaches let us know what the new creation means. Jesus uses hard sayings and paradoxes to announce the Good News. And there are, in today’s gospel, examples of these hard sayings and paradoxes. For...

Hearing God’s Love (Matthew 10:26-33)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

We readily readily recognize the Sacred Heart of Jesus as the symbol of his great love for us. But as we know from the experience of many, this message given is often enough a message not received.

Are All Your Vacation Pictures Perfect?

by John Freund, CM | Jun 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

The perfect picture we took during a family vacation showed more than we expected. The big-as-life billboard we did not notice ruined an otherwise perfect photo. Once back home there was little we could do to edit out what didn’t fit.

A Missionary’s Voice: Do More…

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jun 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

I hope most of us have watched or heard about the 1948 Oscar Award winning Film, “Monsieur Vincent” directed by Maurice Cloche. It is an excellent and inspiring film, one that rewards repeated viewing. And no wonder, it is at the top of Vatican’s best films list....