Reflections

Anyone Listening?

by John Freund, CM | March 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Listening is more than waiting for a chance to respond or rebut the other.

Contemplation: Old and Ever New – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection

by Tim Williams | March 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org With the rapid growth of the Society within its first two years, there arose a debate as to whether the first Conference, now grown quite large, ought to split in two. “Do you not think that our charitable society itself...

Set Free, out of Love, the Oppressed

by Ross Dizon | March 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Christ is risen! This goes to show that to go from here to there to preach the Good News to the poor, to cure the sick and to set free the oppressed, to love, is to please God. God anoints Jesus with the power of the Holy Spirit. And he, then, goes about to do good...

Firewood for the Soul: Embrace

by Samantha Hill | March 25, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

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

Solidarity – in Life, Death, and New Life (Mark 14:1-15:47)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

A remark I once overheard: “I don’t mind suffering when nobody knows about it – as long as somebody knows about it!”

Doubting Thomas – the Fact-checker

by John Freund, CM | Apr 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

’Doubting Thomas’ gets bad press. But in today’s post-truth world, full of fake news and disinformation, there is much we can learn from him”, says Rev. Peter Crumpler.

Contemplation: To You Alone – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection

by Tim Williams | Apr 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org To offer the benefit of the doubt is to assume the best of somebody even...

Recognize Jesus Who Is in Our Midst

by Ross Dizon | Dec 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is in in our midst. Do we Christians get to recognize him? Do we give witness to him by the way we are, live and act? Priests, Levites and Pharisees grill John as if they were in court. And he does not hesitate to recognize simply that he is not the Messiah nor...

Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 34

by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

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

Firewood for the Soul: Greater

by Samantha Hill | Dec 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

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

Servants of the Poor • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Dec 9, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

"Mon Dieu! What a lovely title and what a beautiful designation! What have you done for God to deserve it? Servants of the Poor is the same as saying Servants of Jesus Christ, since He regards what is done to them as done to himself, for they are His members. And what...