Beatriz reflects on the effects of living the mission life of MISEVI during the years with covid restrictions. MISEVI Colombia is committed to local community mission work.
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by John Freund, CM | June 11, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
What is most important to you – your nation, culture, class, race, gender — or first and foremost being in God and a new and international community of God’s people?
by Vincentian Family Social Justice Advocates in North America | June 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
We are a group of Vincentian Family social justice advocates from Canada and the United States collaborating together to hear and respond to the cries of our Common Home, Earth, and her peoples. We especially choose to address systemic racism and our complicity in it.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | June 10, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
We must debunk the myths around why people become homeless so we can move toward solutions. Most never stop to put themselves in the shoes of the people they see suffering from homelessness.
by Pat Griffin, CM | June 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Remember the Exodus instructions to the people Israel in the desert? Each morning, they may collect only enough “manna” to feed them for the day (Exod 16:4-15).
by Beatriz E. Gaviria O. | Apr 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Beatriz reflects on the effects of living the mission life of MISEVI during the years with covid restrictions. MISEVI Colombia is committed to local community mission work.
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 2, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Consider the small things you can do to open yourself up to others, and your rewards will be joyful.
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
For Katelyn Servey, growing in her relationship with Jesus Christ through sacrifice and experience, enables her to figure out how to navigate the maze of life.
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 23, 2017 | Disasters and Responses, Formation, News, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Antonio Gianfico, National President of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, presented testimonies during the papal audience at the Symposium of the Vincentian Family, the 14th of October, the work of solidarity that the Vincentians had don in favor of those affected...
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 22, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
An interesting e-book called “Vincent de Paul and Liberation” is available for download.
by John Freund, CM | Oct 21, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Vincent truly believed in partnership in the church and that is why he listened, learned and trusted the instincts and wisdom of Louise. Together they imagined and gave birth to a movement that has inspired us all.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 19, 2017 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections
Student newspapers are one of the places you're likely to meet Vincentians. Today I met Ferrah Staley, who penned the following article for the Niagara "Wire." Ferrah is like Frederic Ozanam. She wrote, responding to this: by Ferrah Staley and Gabrielle Jackson Our...
by Ana Davila | Oct 19, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
When I reflect on my first few weeks with my community and the St. Vincent de Paul society, I cannot help but listen and relate to the hymn, “The Summons”. Each line in this song is a question which seems to directly hit the points I am feeling in this phase of my...
by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 18, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Just last week at the end of a sequence of calamitous happenings in the country and world, someone remarked that if he had one wish it would be that when turning on the news he’d hear something other than bad news. His wish caught the dark and heavy feelings of the...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
The poor deserve more than good-hearted amateurs. They deserve experts.
by Ross Dizon | Oct 17, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has the wisdom in speaking that his adversaries will be powerless to resist or refuse. The Pharisees love it when people recognize their wisdom and call them teachers. And they are wise, undoubtedly, as the tricky question they address to Jesus through theirs...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 16, 2017 | Formation, News, Reflections, Vincentian Family
"You will be on the right path, the path that will lead you to the highest point of happiness and meaning in your life." Calling to all people to join the grand movement of the Vincentian Family, its spiritual animator -- today's St. Vincent -- Fr. Tomaž...