At first glance, it may seem like quite a stretch to connect Ash Wednesday, Valentine’s Day, and Systemic Change. But hear me out. Actually, it is not that hard.
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by John Freund, CM | August 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
There are times when I have thought of another “Yeah, talk is cheap”! Other times I have stood on the sidelines in awe, watching how well another ”walks the talk.”
by Pat Griffin, CM | August 3, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The blessing of abundance carries with it a responsibility. Jesus points out that truth when he tells the parable of the rich man with the abundant harvest.
by John Freund, CM | August 3, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In “The Tempest,” Shakespeare wrote, “What’s past is prologue!” Antonio is rationalizing the past as setting the stage for their next act, as a prologue does in a play.
by Ross Dizon | August 2, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
At first glance, it may seem like quite a stretch to connect Ash Wednesday, Valentine’s Day, and Systemic Change. But hear me out. Actually, it is not that hard.
by Lisa M. Hendey | Feb 14, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
The love between spouses is a mirror of God’s enduring love for us. Few examples of such love are more poignant than Elizabeth Ann Seton’s tender care for her dying husband William during their long quarantine in a damp lazaretto after their journey to Italy.
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 14, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
We can read the Acts of the Apostles as interesting history detached from our lives. Or we can read them as stories about real people – people like ourselves, people facing the same issues we do today.
by Ross Dizon | Apr 21, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God and the Son of Mary, has risen! We should remember him and also preach him as our Good News (2 Tim 2, 8). We Christians love Jesus Christ although we have not seen him. And even though we do not see him now yet we believe in him...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Are we prepared to hear God’s consoling word when it is simply saying “I am with you in the midst of this?
by .famvin | Apr 20, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Each day we have to balance and break the silence of Good Friday with the most natural and least reprehensible thing, a little music, dancing, singing, another alleluia.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 20, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
“Be merciful, as your Father is merciful” (Luke 6:36). Sounds a lot like “Pay it forward.”
by Dee Mansi | Apr 19, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
I know that wherever I go in this world, and certainly in the 156 countries in which the Vincentian Family are present, I can feel instantly at home.
by Vinicius Teixeira Ribeiro, CM | Apr 18, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Part II of “Prayer according to Saint Vincent de Paul”
by John Freund, CM | Apr 17, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
We can learn much from those who wrestled with the upheavals in their lives as recorded in our family album called the Acts of the Apostles.
by Sister Carol De Angelo, SC | Apr 16, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
So…where do I stand? Where do you stand on ending homelessness? I invite all of us to ask ourselves this question!