People, myself included, assumed that “call within a call” means a vocation within her vocation to religious life.
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by Vincentian Family Office | September 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
“Youth and Life” is a civil association founded in 2002 by Father Miguel Blázquez Avix, CM dedicated to protecting at risk children by providing them with a home.
by .famvin | September 4, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: An Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyle.
by John Freund, CM | September 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Is Labor Day the last hurrah of summer? The weekend to catch supposedly fantastic sales? A recognition of the dignity of work? It is all that and more!
by Pat Griffin, CM | September 1, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
I would love to have people describe me as “a simple man.”
by John Freund, CM | May 20, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
People, myself included, assumed that “call within a call” means a vocation within her vocation to religious life.
by Jim Claffey | May 19, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Formation, Reflections
Why didn’t the United Nations prevent the war in Ukraine? Isn’t it supposed to keep the peace?
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Years ago, walking along a crowded beach, I came upon a group of people gathered around a crying, screaming child.
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 25, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Eighth presentation in a series of reflections by Fr. Rolando Gutiérrez, CM, Vice-Province of Costa Rica treats of a love “inventive to infinity.”
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Mar 25, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
We have entered into the Holy week by remembering Jesus’ triumphal entry to Jerusalem. In the synoptic gospels, Jesus’ life and ministry is presented as a journey from Galilee to Jerusalem. On his way to Jerusalem he calls some to leave everything and follow him, some...
by .famvin | Mar 25, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as Way of Sorrows or Via Crucis, refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. The stations grew out of imitations of Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 24, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
In asking “Has Your Experience of Holy Week Changed Over the Years?” would you be surprised to look back and see that it has?
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 23, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The key to fruitful observance of the practices of Lent is to recognize their link to baptismal renewal. We are called not just to abstain from sin during Lent, but to true conversion of our hearts.
by Jennifer Gordon, SCL – CVV 4 | Mar 22, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
In Mark 10, when Jesus asks a blind man what he wants Jesus to do for him, the man responds, “Rabbi, I want to see.” In these Lenten days, I believe that we, too, are invited to ask Jesus for the same grace.
by Jim Paddon | Mar 22, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
(Read Part One by clicking here.) Homelessness is an issue that is certainly aligned with the fundamental principles of Catholic Social Teaching. When we talk about principles such as Human Dignity, Association, Participation, Solidarity and the Preferential...
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 21, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian View: “Your Paul” At different times, many of us have probably considered the difference between: (a) reading a story and then seeing the movie; and (b) seeing the movie and then reading the story. I am sure that I saw the Sherlock Holmes movies before I...
by Ross Dizon | Mar 20, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus loves us with the strength of his arms and the sweat of his brow. He dies for us so that we may no longer live for ourselves but for him and others. Loving us to the end, Jesus lays down his life for us. That is how we come to know love. It is not a matter of...