Reflections

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.

The Collaborative Instinct

by Tom McKenna, CM | February 21, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments

There have been times in both the history of the Jewish people and in our own Church when there was a wide dividing line between the clergy and the rest of the believing people.

The Small Pleasures of Life • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | Apr 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

I do not like and do not share in any way the rigorist doctrines of some Christians, who, without even realizing it,...

A Polarized Church both Then and Now

by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Growing up, I was fascinated by fading pictures meticulously glued into some decades-old family albums. There I saw pictures of my mother and father before I was born.

A Vincentian View: The Good Shepherd

by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

In the 23rd Psalm, the psalmist proclaims, “My shepherd is the Lord.” I imagine that when Jesus prayed these words, he found a depiction of himself.

Fulfill with All Our Heart What God Wants

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Feb 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the most blessed of those who are blessed since they fulfill what God wants. And he is the way that leads to God, and to bliss and peace. There is much we yet have to do to fulfill Christ’s wish that all Christians be one. And that we let others know by our...

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 15

by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

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

Touched by an Angel

by Mary Frances Jaster, MISEVI International | Feb 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

The deep desire of lay people to respond to the grief and the anguish that is presented to them and to receive joy and hope is so reflective of what St. Vincent and St. Louise began more than 400 years ago.

The Pope Video • For Parishes

by .famvin | Feb 4, 2023 | Church, Formation, Reflections

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Parishes.

St. Blaise, Mother Seton, and Meeting Jesus in Our Physical Ailments

by Danielle Bean | Feb 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Mother Seton was no stranger to illness and suffering within her family. By her example and through St. Blaise’s intercession, we can place our family’s health in the Lord’s hands, confident that He will bind up our wounds.

Jesus Flips the Religious and Cultural Script

by John Freund, CM | Feb 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

In the sermon on the mount, Jesus flips the script to show how different his mission was from what ordinary people expected.

A Canadian View: What Is Good Governance?

by Jim Paddon | Feb 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

As Vincentians our first and foremost goal is the relief of poverty across the world. We are ready to act and assist our neighbours in need in every way we can.