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Reflections
Lessons From My Christmas Conversion
by Heather King | January 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
We used to celebrate Christmas for forty days, a period symbolizing conversion. Mother Seton’s own life-changing Christmas experience prompts us to ask ourselves—did we open our hearts to the Christ child this year? Or did we lock the door of the inn?
Is Christmas Over?
by John Freund, CM | January 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I am asking whether Christmas is the celebration of a moment in the past or something that takes place in your life every day?
A Canadian View: A Happy Re-New Year!
by Jim Paddon | January 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
As I sat with my wife on New Year’s Eve and watched the Big Apple drop in New York, it was, as always, great to see so much joy, love, reflection and hope for what this new year of 2023 may bring us.
A Vincentian View: Look Inside and Outside
by Pat Griffin, CM | January 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The flow of our celebrations in these weeks invite us to a place in the middle. Two feasts attract our attention and border out reflections.
Salvation in Jesus
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | May 29, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Salvation is not just an after–death issue. Salvation is the fullness of everything which God wanted to give us in and through Jesus.
Learning From Roller Coasters
by John Freund, CM | May 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Riding a roller coaster! One of the thrills for children is when their parents take them to a major amusement park.
The Call: Where and What? (Mk 1:14-20)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jan 27, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
God’s Call is a theme that runs all through the Scriptures. Where does God’s call occur and to what does it summon us?
Aren’t We All “Flat-earthers”?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 27, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
There is no doubt in my mind that the earth is a globe revolving in space! So how could I be a “flat-earther”?
Speak as Our Teacher Commands Us to Do
by Ross Dizon | Jan 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Word of the Father. So, he does not speak on his own; the Father who has sent him commands him what to say (Jn 12, 49). We, in turn, should only speak what Jesus tells us. God starts to speak, and just like that creation gets underway. That means, he...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Vincent Involved Everyone
by John Freund, CM | Jan 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
One of the forgotten truths about Vincent is that he never allowed himself to be trapped in ministerial silos. Rather, he was skilled in engaging a wide spectrum of people.
“Let Us Dedicate Ourselves to the Poor”
by Javier F. Chento | Jan 25, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
You can find great texts in the early Bulletins of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which are still fully relevant today.
To Love Another Person Is To See the Face of God (Part IV)
by .famvin | Jan 25, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
This is the last segment devoted to this theme. In the last installment I told a story in which I attempted to communicate some of the presuppositions that can prevent one from actually loving another person. (Part IV)
Repairers of a House Divided
by John Freund, CM | Jan 22, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Repairers of a House Divided offers Catholics and indeed all Christians timely reflections and 7 biblical habits for Catholics to remedy a torn country.
A Canadian View: The Preferential Option for the Poor, Part Two
by Jim Paddon | Jan 21, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
In recent years there has been considerable discussion and at times some confusion over the topics of The preferential option for the poor, systemic change and our Vincentian charism.
Eviction Aid – Walking the Talk
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jan 21, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Catholic Charities USA and the Felician Sisters of North America have jointly created the CCUSA Francis Fund for Eviction Prevention.