Reflections

Which are you? A “Whack-a-mole” or “Big picture” Person?

by John Freund, CM | March 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

It occurs to me that there are two approaches to problem-solving. – “Whack-a-mole” and “Big Picture.”

A Closer Walk (John 2:13-25)

by Tom McKenna, CM | March 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Early in St. John’s gospel, we see Jesus resolutely striding into the outer courtyard of the Jerusalem Temple, a space bordering on what the Jewish people acknowledged to be God’s own Dwelling place.

“Real Families”

by John Freund, CM | March 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

In my active years of helping families, I often heard two seemingly contradictory thoughts about parents in “real families.”

Contemplation: A Friend of a Friend – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection

by Tim Williams | March 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Have you ever had a friend with very different interests than your own? Maybe he was a big baseball fan, and you just didn’t follow that sport, or he had a great appreciation for art, but you couldn’t stand museums. How did...

The Pope Video • For the Role of Women

by .famvin | Apr 13, 2024 | Church, Formation, Reflections

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the Role of Women.

Eucharistic Gift – Wrapped In a Story

by John Freund, CM | Apr 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

We know the Pope appreciates a good story. Maybe that is why a Capuchin preacher, speaking to the Pope, ended his profound reflection on the Eucharist with a story.

Simple, Not Hidden • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Dec 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

"Another thing that recommends simplicity to us in a wonderful way are those words of Our Lord: 'I confess to you, Father, because you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to little ones.' I acknowledge this, Father, and thank You...

The Herald of Good Tidings

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Dec 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

In the liturgical readings of the season of advent the book of Isaiah has a prominent place. Especially the passage, (Isa 40:1-11) in which we read about the voice which commands the herald of good tidings to “Cry out.” It is a solemn command to announce the good news...

Vincentian Advent Reflections 2023 – Week 1

by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

A beautiful reflection about “gift-giving”.

The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

by John Freund, CM | Dec 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

We are seeing the replay of decades of hostility in the region of Jesus’ birth!

Already and Not Yet (Mt 25: 14-30)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 29, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

A phrase often on Jesus’ lips: “The Kingdom of God” — or in another iteration, “the Reign of God, His Father.”

Christ the King and the “Duck Test”

by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Many will recognize the saying, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.”

Tasks for the Servants of Jesus

by Ross Dizon | Nov 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus has chosen and brought us to his house. And he has assigned us tasks that we have to carry out as we wait for him to come back. There are not a few of us who do not do not fulfill our assigned tasks. Is this due to our not being of those who are wise,...