Reflections

Challenges of the Congregation of the Mission for a Promising Future

by .famvin | January 28, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, Reflections | 0 Comments

A reflection by Fr. Jean Rolex, C.M. on the challenges of the Congregation of the Mission for a promising future.

From the Greatest to the Least – God is There • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | January 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

"In addition to this general work, He toils with each individual: with the craftsman in his shop, with the woman in her household, with the ant and the bee to do their collecting, and He does so constantly and continually. And why does He labor? For us, dear Sisters,...

The Gift of Vincent’s Charism

by John Freund, CM | January 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Indeed, Vincent left a wonderful gift to the Church.We all know and appreciate his passion for the poor. His foundations came out of his passion for the poor.

Gospel Readiness (1 Samuel 3:3-10)

by Tom McKenna, CM | January 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

Am I more often alert to the sounds of God’s presence? Or do I not pay much attention to the ways God is directing me?

Anyone Listening?

by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Listening is more than waiting for a chance to respond or rebut the other.

Contemplation: Old and Ever New – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection

by Tim Williams | Mar 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org With the rapid growth of the Society within its first two years, there...

Set Free, out of Love, the Oppressed

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Mar 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Christ is risen! This goes to show that to go from here to there to preach the Good News to the poor, to cure the...

Lessons From My Christmas Conversion

by Heather King | Jan 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

We used to celebrate Christmas for forty days, a period symbolizing conversion. Mother Seton’s own life-changing Christmas experience prompts us to ask ourselves—did we open our hearts to the Christ child this year? Or did we lock the door of the inn?

Is Christmas Over?

by John Freund, CM | Jan 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I am asking whether Christmas is the celebration of a moment in the past or something that takes place in your life every day?

A Canadian View: A Happy Re-New Year!

by Jim Paddon | Jan 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

As I sat with my wife on New Year’s Eve and watched the Big Apple drop in New York, it was, as always, great to see so much joy, love, reflection and hope for what this new year of 2023 may bring us.

A Vincentian View: Look Inside and Outside

by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

The flow of our celebrations in these weeks invite us to a place in the middle. Two feasts attract our attention and border out reflections.

Tell me who your friends are…

by John Freund, CM | Jan 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

“Tell me your friends, and I will tell you who you are.” These words are but echoes of words spoken over 400 years before Christ.

Disrupt the State of Affairs Today

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jan 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus shows us his glory and mercy. Such epiphany makes known that the time has come to disrupt things as they now are. Magi from the east show up in Jerusalem. And the question they ask turns out to undermine the powers that be. For it troubles King Herod greatly...

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