Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Questions to Ask: Discerning Your Call to Service in #VincentianMonth
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. and the Catholic Volunteer Network | September 6, 2018 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
Your time spent as a volunteer will have a big impact upon you and upon others. Here are some questions to help you reflect.
A Prayer Practice for Discernment
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | August 18, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
The following is a discernment technique to help you examine your day, to see if you can discover how God is calling you.
Fostering a Culture of Encounter on Our Streets
by Vincentian Family Office | August 14, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
Hope and Suffering in Manila
by Javier F. Chento | July 31, 2018 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
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Why Be a Daughter of Charity in the 21st Century?
by María Dolores Guerra Ferrera, DC | May 16, 2019 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Greetings. My name is Dolores. I have been asked to share with all of you in a few words why I am a Daughter of...
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Introducing Lent 2019: Seeing Christ in All People
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 2, 2019 | Announcements, Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
People share stories of how they have encountered Christ. Join them on this journey of faith, and dive deeper into the heart of Christ this Lent!
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A Vincentian Views the Abuse Synod
by John Freund, CM | Mar 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Initial reporting on the “Abuse Synod’ featured all the things that did not happen at the Synod. Later, reflections look at what happened to the participants within the Synod and what impacted them.
Lenten Shift: Papal Perspectives
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Papal perspectives on the living of the Gospel have always shaped and challenged the Vincentian story. It is part of our Lenten Shift, metaphorically "shifting gears" in Lent. Change what you do. Change what you see, change what you read. We fast so we can feed the...
Lenten Shift: Exploring Vincentian Themes
by John Freund, CM | Mar 5, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Exploring Vincentian themes is part of our Lenten Shift, metaphorically "shifting gears" in Lent, can be a helpful process. Change what you do. Change what you see, change what you read. We fast so we can feed the deeper parts of ourselves. This is the second of a...
#IamVincent: Self examination
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 3, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Lent is a time for self examination. On his blog, self-described, “Writer. Performer. Youth worker. Educator. What I know is eclipsed by what I don't. Working and writing for justice in all the ways I know how. Radical imagination. I'm coming for whiteness” Michael...
Lenten shift: from fasting to feeding your Vincentian soul
by John Freund, CM | Feb 27, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
A Lenten Shift, metaphorically "shifting gears" in Lent, can be a helpful process. Change what you do. Change what you see, change what you read. We fast so we can feed the deeper parts of ourselves. This is the first of a four week series that invites us to feed our...
Do you pray for systemic change?
by John Freund, CM | Feb 24, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Systemic change
When was the last time you prayed for the success of systemic change? Do you pray for systemic change? By now we are all familiar with Pope Francis asking people to pray for him from his very first appearance as Pope. He is also encouraging us to pray. A question for...
Vincent and mentors
by John Freund, CM | Feb 20, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Vincent and mentors Most readers of this website have heard many stories of St. Vincent, some true and others reflect the thought patterns of early biographers. I would like to set aside historical issues and approach selected incidents in Vincent’s life through the...
Getting to Know Jesus
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 16, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Part of the Lenten journey is getting to know Jesus. Vincentians need to get to know our Jesus. He's the Jesus of Paul and the Jesus of Luke. He's a Jesus profoundly influenced by 17th century religious thought. He is Jesus crucified, and present to us in the poor....
Vincentians of Wherever: Vie Thorgren at Work
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 14, 2016 | News, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Spirituality at work. We all look for it. Anytime we greet others with warmth and a smile, we foster a spirit of light. Whenever we truly listen to others, we give the gift of light. Our choice to forgive rather than hold a grudge creates a glow that emanates beyond...
Lenten Letter to the Family: Resources
by John Freund, CM | Feb 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
We are happy to present the Lenten Letter to the Vincentian Family in Slideshare (presentation) format. We hope you will enjoy using it for reflection throughout the Lenten Season. In some ways it will allow you almost literally to walk alongside him and the thoughts...