Reflections

Undervalued Gift

by John Freund, CM | April 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

I am finally becoming aware of the gift I have taken for granted all my life. The home we call Planet Earth. I suspect I am not alone in this.

Solidarity – in Life, Death, and New Life (Mark 14:1-15:47)

by Tom McKenna, CM | April 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

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

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org To offer the benefit of the doubt is to assume the best of somebody even when you are uncertain of the truth. Is this not what we are called to do in our encounters with the neighbor? Thomas, we are told in John’s gospel,...

A Vincentian View: Saints and Souls

by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Each of the days that introduce the month of November—All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day—brings a different word to my mind.

Changing Our Clocks, Fast-forwards and Do-overs

by John Freund, CM | Nov 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Changing Clocks! It is a semi-annual ritual in many parts of the world. I suspect most of us sleep through it.

Fire up Our Whole Selves with Love

by Ross Dizon | Nov 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus makes known by words and deeds that we cannot love God without loving our neighbor. We Christians seek to fire...

Outcasts Who Enter the Kingdom Before Us

by Ross Dizon | Nov 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus does not turn down the outcasts that come to him, but welcomes them. He promises to give them God’s kingdom. We celebrate the solemn feast of Jesus Christ, King of the universe. And the Church sends us back to the place called “The Skull.” There, they crucify...

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 3

by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.

Changing Our Clocks, Do-overs, and Fast-forwards

by John Freund, CM | Nov 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Changing Clocks! It is an annual ritual in many parts of the world. I suspect most of us sleep through it.

Systemic Change Commission to Offer Weekly Advent Reflections

by .famvin | Nov 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

In preparation for Christmas the Systemic Change Commission invites you to a weekly offering of Advent Reflections.

A Vincentian View: Precious in God’s Sight

by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

The stories in Luke 15 (the lost sheep, coin and son) forcefully draw our attention to our importance in the eyes of God.

Who is My Neighbor the Day After Election Day?

by John Freund, CM | Nov 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Recently I reread John Allen’s reflection in Crux about an opportunity and a challenge for Catholics to play a major role in healing our deeply divided nation.

Sun of Justice That Saves and Heals

by Ross Dizon | Nov 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the sun of justice that enlightens us who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. The Ukrainians suffer very much due to the war. And life will be harder still for millions. For they are plunged into the cold and the dark; thanks to the sun for heat and...