Reflections

Receiving Me (2 Kings,4; Mt 10:40)

by Tom McKenna, CM | July 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Two agitated men, just coming from a disastrous happening, were walking down a country road and pouring out their shared troubles. Each was focused on his own grief, but each was also was taking in the pain of the other.

Do Mothers Have Favorites?

by John Freund, CM | July 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Do mothers have favorites? It depends on who you ask! Here I explore whether God has favorite children.

Optimists, for They Rely on the Word

by Ross Dizon | July 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus is at once the Good News of the kingdom and he that preaches it. He wants us to be optimists, preaching with him bountifully, not sparingly.

Prudence

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | July 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

In the Bible, the First Book of Kings chapter three and four speaks about King Solomon and the greatness of his rule. He had a strong administrative structure. The army was also very strong and he was sovereign over all other neighboring kingdoms. During his rule we...

Have You Tried Praying the News?

by John Freund, CM | Sep 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Have you heard the expression “Pray with the bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other?”

Doubt the Quick “Yes” that We Say

by Ross Dizon | Sep 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the firstborn from among those who do what is true and come to the light, so that there is no doubt that...

Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 23

by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.

A Vincentian View: Acts of the Apostles

by Pat Griffin, CM | May 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

One of the great blessings of the Easter Season is the way in which the church directs our attention to the Acts of the Apostles in both the weekday and the Sunday readings.

Mayday! Mayday! – Pope Francis and Vincentian Voices

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

Mayday! Mayday! It’s the call that no airplane pilot or ship’s captain ever wants to make. Why? Because it means trouble. Big trouble!

Distinctive Mark of Christ’s Disciples

by Ross Dizon | May 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the proof that God loves us. Sent by God, he teaches us to love. He makes love the Christians’ distinctive mark and the means of salvation. Judas leaves so as to carry out fully the betrayal. And this treasonous leave is a distinctive sign that Jesus’ hour...