Reflections

An Extraordinary Assembly

by Mary Frances Jaster | May 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Some words that come to mind to describe our experience of the assembly: enlivening, challenging, engaging, hospitable, surprising, interesting, fulfilling, energizing, necessary, healing, messy, faithful, providential, joyful, prayerful, synodal.

Firewood for the Soul: The Candle Stick

by Samantha Hill | May 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.

Defending our Beliefs and Loving our Adversaries • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | May 4, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Above all else, let us learn how to defend our convictions without hating our adversaries, to love those who have a different opinion, to recognize the fact that Christians have many and varied viewpoints and that God can be served today as always. Let us complain...

Doing the Dishes

by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

“Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes.”

Let Me See Again!

by John Freund, CM | May 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

The blind beggar never saw it coming! No pun intended! I mean it quite literally. He was no doubt hoping and praying...

Contemplation: A Model To Follow

by Tim Williams | May 21, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org When we hear the word “leader” we naturally think of a great general, a...

Teachers and Baptizers of All Nations

by Ross Dizon | May 21, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus has been given all power in heaven and on earth. So, he wants us to be teachers and baptizers of all nations in...

My thinking about Lent has changed

by John Freund, CM | Feb 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Over the last 30 years, I have been learning to pay attention to the opportunities hidden in the events of my life.

A Vincentian View: What a Difference a Day Makes

by Pat Griffin, CM | Feb 14, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Ash Wednesday follows Mardi Gras – “Fat Tuesday.” The days stand out as contrasts.

Beginning of the Path: Reflections on Ash Wednesday

by Girolamo Grammatico | Feb 14, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

“Create in me, O God, a pure heart, renew in me a steadfast spirit. Do not repel me from your presence and do not deprive me of your holy spirit” (Ps 50[51]:12-13). Ash Wednesday begins Lent, bringing with it an invitation to reflection and inner renewal. This holy...

Valentine’s Day, Baptism, and Eucharist?

by John Freund, CM | Feb 14, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

At one level we say you can’t put a price tag on love. But at another level, Americans alone spend well over 20 billion on celebrating love on a day called Valentine’s Day.

Beginnings in Eden and in the Desert

by Ross Dizon | Feb 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus obeys to the point of death on a cross. He does so to lead us to God and to the beginnings in Eden and in the desert, and to make us all just, washed in the waters of new birth. Jesus stays in the desert for forty days, which sends us back, in the first place,...

Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 43

by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.

Firewood for the Soul: Meals of thanks

by Samantha Hill | Feb 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.

The Poor and Quality of Life • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Feb 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

"O Savior! O my Lord and my God! You’ve raised up a Company for this purpose; You’ve sent it to persons who are poor, and You will that it should make You known to them as the one, true God, and Jesus Christ whom You sent into the world, so that, by this means, they...