On Ash Wednesday we were basically told two things
Reflections
Lenten Video Series: Days 37 through Easter Sunday
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 31, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Days 37 through Easter Sunday.
A Vincentian View: Joseph and Psalm 1
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 31, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Do you want to hear Joseph pray? You might begin with Psalm 1.
Lenten Video Series: Day 36, In Tune with God
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 36: In Tune with God.
Attest that Jesus Is among the Living
by Ross Dizon | March 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Lenten Message from Rose de Lima, President of AIC
by Vincentian Family Office | Mar 1, 2022 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Reflections
Although the many worries of life are still present and do not seem to want to leave us, we, AIC volunteers, should not be discouraged by the challenges that affect our respective countries.
Lure of Power, Wealth and Glory
by Ross Dizon | Mar 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus wears the crown of glory since he rejected the devil’s lure and suffered death. The Crucified is model of true...
Generosity, A Vincentian Virtue • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | May 5, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"I will truly desire [your heart] once it returns to God and demonstrates to Him that it only wants what He wants and when it examines the future in order to carry out acts of valor and generosity." (LDM, l. 152). "You are generous enough to bear this burden and to...
I Care About Homelessness: #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 4, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Mary Ann Campellone is a Vincentian of Wherever. Of Philadelphia to be exact. She's taken the mission of Vincent -- learned at her parish in Philadelphia -- deeply into her work situation at Mercy Career and Technical High School. Combining it with the charism of the...
A Vincentian View: Seeing and Believing
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 3, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: Seeing and Believing Two words seem to emerge regularly in our Gospel readings of the Easter Season: one word is “seeing” and the other is “believing.” I think these powerful words go together as we think about the way in which we express and grow...
Gate We Cannot Do without to Attain Salvation
by Ross Dizon | May 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus alone is the gate we cannot do without to attain salvation. He is the gate through which we come in and go out without arousing suspicion. That is to say, coming in through him, we access lawfully and unquestionably the safety of the sheepfold. And going out...
Icon of the Charism: Divided by History, United by Charity
by Luigi Mezzadri, CM | May 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
It has been 400 years since the days of Folleville and Châtillon. That long period has not weakened the Vincentian charism like the oak at the Berceau. It is as alive as a spring high in the mountains. The Polish artist, Mariola Zajączkowska-Bicho, on a sketch by...
Proclaim with Joy – True Friends
by Lynn L'Heureux | May 1, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Proclaim with Joy - True Friends - Wednesday, April 25 Gospel - Why does the Son come? Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Proclaim with Joy I want to be a woman whose faith in God’s promises holds no matter how long there is no evidence of it—a woman who uses her voice...
What if Vincent Hadn’t Been Inventive and Said, “It’s Always Been Done That Way”?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"There's a phrase that should never be used: 'It's always been done that way.' That phrase, let me tell you, is bad. We must always be changing because time changes. The only thing that does not change is what's essential. What doesn't change is the announcement of...
Moved to Correct our Defects • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Apr 28, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"It is not enough to have a mind enlightened by the consciousness of our faults. Our wills must also be moved to correct them. In the first case we purify our conscience, while in the second we embellish and adorn it for the reception of our Jesus." (A 45bis). Louise...
Vincentians of Wherever: Dr. Paul Vermette
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 27, 2017 | News, Reflections
Dr. Paul Vermette, a professor of education at Niagara University, received Leadership Niagara’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the organization’s annual awards luncheon, held today at the Conference Center Niagara Falls. A professional educator since 1971, Dr....