Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Lenten Letter 2018 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family
by Javier F. Chento | February 10, 2018 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
A Vincentian Version of the Super Bowl?
by John Freund, CM | February 3, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
Ultimately our mission as followers of Christ the Evangelizer of the poor is to help our brothers and sisters across the finish line of awareness that we are brothers and sisters because we are sons and daughters of God.
Young People Should Know: Frederic Ozanam
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | January 25, 2018 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
9 ways to pray
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | January 23, 2018 | Formation, Social, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
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Mercy as the way for the members of the Oyugis Integrated Project in Kenya
by Javier F. Chento | Jan 1, 2019 | Brothers CMM, Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
The word “Mercy” is very dear to us as employees of Oyugis Integrated Project (OIP). Why? Because mercy is seen as...
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Elizabeth Seton: A Spirituality for Mission
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 30, 2018 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
A SlideShare presentation based on an article by Sr. Gertrude Foley, S.C. looks at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s “spirituality for mission”… a guide for present-day Vincentians to avoid some of the ways that we block our own effectiveness as servants of God.
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Mary’s Digital Home “Liked” By Almost 3 Million People
by John Freund, CM | Dec 8, 2018 | Evangelization, Formation, Reflections, Social Media, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Do you know the address of the Facebook page that has been “liked” by 2.9 million people?
Resources for Feast of St. Elizabeth January 4
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2015 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
January 4: Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton In 1809 Elizabeth Ann Seton established the first congregation of religious Sisters to be founded in the United States. They were dedicated to the care and education of the children of the poor. This was their connection...
Vincentians of Wherever: Leaders
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 20, 2015 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
One of my Vincentian friends sent me a link to an organizational development slideshare presentation about leaders and leadership that reminded me of work being done by Vincentians at DePaul University as part of Vincent on Leadership: the Hay Project. (You can view...
God’s dreams for us
by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
In "God's dreams for us" Fr. Tom McKenna reflects on a God who wants us to flourish. Advent is a season of dreams: the peaceable Kingdom, exiles coming back home, the web of death pierced through, crooked roads made straight. These are images of Yahweh’s end time that...
Joy Cometh in the Morning!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 13, 2015 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Speaking of joy, wellness consultant Meg Landis wrote: Want more joy in your day? Cultivate it! Joy springs from viewing the day’s events from a spiritual perspective. With this intentional focus, you’re sure to see today...
Pray with the Ladies of Charity
by John Freund, CM | Dec 12, 2015 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Sr. Margaret John Kelly, DC offers an aid to pray with the Ladies of Charity on the Third Sunday of Advent. Excerpt from the Prayer Service The readings of this Third Sunday of Advent remind us that despite the current turmoil within our world and the many divisions...
Year of Mercy – special concern of Vincentians
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Year of Mercy: Presentation and Video for Vincentians This year the Church focuses on mercy, forgiveness, and healing in a special way. We, Vincentians, can and must be witnesses of mercy. In this special presentation, also available as a YouTube video, we reflect on...
For Vincentians, the Door Opens Out
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 8, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
“Hey buddy, the door swings both ways!” Often said in anger, this phrase can be a push to us Vincentians. Today is the day that the “Holy Door” opened on a year mercy. Are we ready? It's also the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Do we contemplate and understand...
The Face of Christ – Sr. Jean Rhoads, DC
by John Freund, CM | Dec 2, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
A Vincentian priest once encouraged us Daughters of Charity not only to see the face of Christ in those who are poor, but to etch "the image of Jesus Christ onto her heart, her mind, and onto the retina of her eyes in order to recognize Him later in her work" (Father...
Inter-Mission: Second round of chemotherapy, second time around
by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2015 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Sister of Charity (Cincinnati) Janet Gildea shares her personal experience in Inter-Mission: Second round of chemotherapy, second time around in the NCR series Global Sisters Report. [See her earlier sharing Inter-mission: Life between remissions] Inter-Mission:...