Reflections

Re-evaluating Childhood Beliefs

by John Freund, CM | June 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

I would be surprised if you haven’t re-evaluated some of your childhood beliefs.

Bless, Break, Share, and Serve

by Ross Dizon | June 14, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Christ shares his blood with us as we bless with him the cup of thanksgiving. And he shares his body as we break the bread. Nowadays, we voice out not so noble feelings; we rant. We are more ready to curse than to bless, to tell others to their faces their faults,...

Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 2

by Famvin Media Resources | June 14, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.

A Master Class – The Gift of Jesus’ Spirit

by John Freund, CM | June 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Some time ago I wrote of my experience with a master teacher. The subject was something I thought I knew. In fact, it was a subject I first “mastered“ when I was about 6 or 7.

I Never Saw It Coming

by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

I knew the letter was coming. But I never expected to be drawn as deeply into it.

Outbreaks of Glory (Isaiah 49:3)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Jan 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Every once in a while when reading the Scriptures, something lights up, jumps out into the present time and place.

Lenten Video Series: Day 4, Run To God

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 4: Run To God.

Lenten Video Series: Day 3, Thank You

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 3: Thank You

Pope Francis on Lent – The Expected and Unexpected

by John Freund, CM | Feb 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

I should not have been but I was surprised by some of the things Pope Francis included in his Lenten Letter 2020

Lenten Video Series: Day 2, Heart of Love

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 27, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 2: Heart of Love

What Did St. Vincent Do For the Homeless of His Day?

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Feb 27, 2020 | Collaboration, Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family

Vincent and Louise de Marillac were deeply committed to the education and moral formation of young people living on the streets or in dire conditions.

Lenten Video Series: Day 1, A Gift from God

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 1: A Gift from God

Little Pieces of Light (Isaiah 58; Mt. 5)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Returning to the light imagery of Isaiah and Jesus, we’re enjoined not to deepen the dark by inaction but rather to let the light of our active compassion push back the gloom.

Pope Francis and Ozanam on Systemic Change

by John Freund, CM | Feb 26, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change

What do Pope Francis (2020), Pope Pius XI (1927) and Bl. Frederic Ozanam (1848) have in common?

Communion among Ourselves and with Others

by Ross Dizon | Feb 25, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus does not look out for his interests, but for those of others. To follow him we need to be in communion among ourselves and with others. The devil seeks to break up Jesus’ communion with others. For what he is after is for Jesus to turn his back on his calling...

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