Reflections

A Vincentian View: Acts of the Apostles

by Pat Griffin, CM | May 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

One of the great blessings of the Easter Season is the way in which the church directs our attention to the Acts of the Apostles in both the weekday and the Sunday readings.

Mayday! Mayday! – Pope Francis and Vincentian Voices

by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Mayday! Mayday! It’s the call that no airplane pilot or ship’s captain ever wants to make. Why? Because it means trouble. Big trouble!

Distinctive Mark of Christ’s Disciples

by Ross Dizon | May 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus is the proof that God loves us. Sent by God, he teaches us to love. He makes love the Christians’ distinctive mark and the means of salvation. Judas leaves so as to carry out fully the betrayal. And this treasonous leave is a distinctive sign that Jesus’ hour...

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

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

One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.

A Vincentian View: A Message for the Baptist

by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Are you surprised when John sends some of his disciples to Jesus to ask him who he is?

How Many Languages Does Mary Speak?

by John Freund, CM | Dec 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

In a sense, I have never outgrown the “why” stage of childhood. Parents may realize it is all part of children trying to understand their world.

Contemplate the Baby Lying in the Manger

by Ross Dizon | Dec 20, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the Savior, Messiah and Lord. To know and accept him, we first have to contemplate the baby lying in the...

Leaders of 100 Branches of the Vincentian Family Gather – Why?

by John Freund, CM | Jan 3, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

Some 200 leaders of 100 Branches of the Vincentian Family Gather in Rome – Why?

Adding to the Scene (Lk 2:1-14)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Jan 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Imaginatively placing resolutions and actions around the manger is a prayer exercise that can draw us closer into what is happening there.

What Are the Two Greatest Systemic Changes in Human History?

by John Freund, CM | Jan 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

A quick quiz! What are the two greatest systemic changes in human history? (Here’s an important clue – They are interrelated!)

Diaries of a Vincentian: I Know

by Anja Bohnsack | Dec 31, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

He looked at me with tears in his eyes and without the need for any words they seemed to quietly, pleadingly ask me, ‘Why?’

Boundaries That Needs Opening

by Ross Dizon | Dec 31, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the salvation that God has prepared in the sight of all peoples. He opens boundaries: between God and human beings; between us and others. The Word has become flesh through the motherhood of Mary. And being thus uniquely God and man, Jesus becomes the one...

Vincentian Prayer Images: The Darkness That Keeps Us From Seeing Our Tables

by John Freund, CM | Dec 31, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

There is a darkness in our own minds that keeps us from seeing who is missing at our tables.

The Commandment of Love

by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Dec 30, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

As members of the Vincentian Family we need to savor the inexhaustible well-spring of virtue and the examples of holiness of our predecessors.

Strength of the Weak and Fearful

by Ross Dizon | Dec 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus himself is the proof that strength, becomes perfect in weakness. Christians, then, cannot but be weak, and so, strong (2 Cor 12, 9-10). Matthew, more than the other evangelists, speaks of the words of Scriptures reaching their fulfillment in Jesus. He portrays...

A Canadian View: ‘Tis the Season

by Jim Paddon | Dec 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

As we enjoy another Christmas season, I think we always look ahead with anticipation of a time for gift giving, seeing relatives and friends and celebrating the birth of the infant Jesus.

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