Reflections

Lenten Letter Group Reflection – Part 1

by Famvin Media Resources | February 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Reflection for groups, on the Lenten Letter 2024 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family. Part One: Importance of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

Wanting their Good, and Letting Ourselves be Loved • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | February 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

"To love someone, properly speaking, is to want their good. According to this, to love Our Lord is to want His name to be known and manifested to the whole world, to let Him reign on earth, to do His will on earth as in Heaven" (SVP ES XI, 736). Vincent de Paul [box...

Lenten Examination of Conscience for Vincentians – Week 2

by Famvin Media Resources | February 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Each Friday of Lent we will share a different guide to help examine your conscience based on different aspects of our lives as members of the Vincentian Family.

A Parable of the Bike

by John Freund, CM | February 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

The author’s reflections did not refer to pleasant bike rides in the safety of a park. He speaks of the hostility and risks faced by bike riders on busy city streets or highways.

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

by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

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 | Apr 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

’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 | Apr 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org To offer the benefit of the doubt is to assume the best of somebody even...

St. Patrick: A Prophet for Social Justice

by John Freund, CM | Mar 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

I must admit the above title caught my eye. I never considered Patrick as a Prophet for Social Justice. Wander down this path with Kevin Ahern. You may be surprised.

A Vincentian View: Come to the Water

by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

From a human point of view, water is inseparable from life.

What Can You Learn From History?

by John Freund, CM | Mar 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

I don’t often think of it. But one of the courses that influenced my life was a history course.

Open the Eyes of Those Who Cannot See

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Mar 14, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the light of the world. That is why to open the eyes of the blind is part of the task that his Father has entrusted to him. Jesus decides on his own to open the eyes of a man blind from birth. The latter gets to see so clearly that he recognizes him to be a...

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 20

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 14, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

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

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

by Jim Paddon | Mar 13, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

I have been able to witness some amazing and positive changes in North America and the world over the past 60 years or so.

Lent: A Time for Spiritual Combat

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Mar 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

There is a famous story of a man who allowed thorns to grow in front of his house. The people who used to visit his house mentioned it to him. But he didn’t listen to them. As the years went by the thorns grew fast and became big and it blocked the way to his house....

Is God Tired of Waiting for Us Among the Poor?

by John Freund, CM | Mar 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Some words stay with you for a lifetime! Sometimes front and center. Other times they sit just beneath the surface… like a quiet motor doing its job unnoticed.

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