Reflections

Doctrine of Discovery and Its Implications!

by Carol De Angelo, SC | June 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

As a member of the Vincentian Family Social Justice Advocates group, I am grateful that we have taken the time to delve more deeply into racism, white privilege, the legacy of Native American Boarding Schools in USA and Canada, and at our April meeting, the Doctrine of Discovery.

A Vincentian View: Pentecost Season

by Pat Griffin, CM | June 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

We call the several weeks that follow the celebration of Christmas, the “Christmas Season.” Similarly, many weeks follow the solemnity of Easter, and we refer to this stretch as the “Easter Season.”

I Asked the Wrong Question About the Trinity

by John Freund, CM | June 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

I never liked preaching on the Trinity. Few priests would place it at the top of their list of topics they like to preach about.

Table to Which Jesus Invites us

by Ross Dizon | June 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus gives us his flesh to eat and his blood to drink. To sit down at his table means to be one with him and with others. Jesus tells the Jews, that is to say, the Jewish religious authorities, that the bread he will give is his flesh. This gives rise to a quarrel...

A Faith Dynamic (Matthew 18:19-20)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

“Listen and Respond.” If there ever were a pair of words to stir up action, these are the ones.

Nobody Wants To Do the Dishes!

by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

This Mindwalk is a reflection on a saying attributed to a contemporary change agent – Shane Claiborne “Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes.”

Admire the Thoughts and Ways of God

by Ross Dizon | Sep 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus makes known to us God, who is good to all and has mercy on all he has made, and whose thoughts and ways we are...

Outskirts of Large Cities and Towns

by Ross Dizon | Nov 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus has become poor so that we may be rich by his poverty. He chooses but the poor on the outskirts to witness to him. The word of God comes to John in the desert, on the outskirts. That is to say, the son of Elizabeth and Zechariah is the prophet of the Most...

Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History IX

by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

St. Vincent wrote: “what a beautiful sight are the poor if we consider them in God…”

Should We Imitate a Servant King?

by John Freund, CM | Nov 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

The most effective reporters highlight the impact on the life and concerns of a viewer. Pope Francis seems to instinctively do the same.

A Vincentian View: A Thankful Man

by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

In this year dedicated to St. Joseph, I have written several times on the way in which the Psalms can express the thinking and praying of the Holy Family.

The Poor Will Always Be With You??

by John Freund, CM | Nov 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

Here I reflect on a “prequel” to the very first council, the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15). I will also fast-forward to the two-year-long “sequel” taking place right now.

Brim with Jesus’ Justice and Love

by Ross Dizon | Nov 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is King David’s just shoot. He comes to make the earth brim with justice. How he wishes that we get the name “Lord-Our-Justice.” Monsieur Jean Gicquel, —he means well, though he picks the wrong time—, cannot but brim with zeal to help Monsieur Vincent. The...

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