A gift – something given over freely, with good will and coming not from obligation but from good will and esteem. It raises the question: of all the gifts to receive, which would be the most valuable and precious?
Reflections
Lenten Video Series: Day 12, Surrender Yourself
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 2, 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 12: Surrender Yourself.
Hallow, Honor the Temple of the Lord
by Ross Dizon | March 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Vincentian Prayer Images: Lamps Always Lit
by John Freund, CM | March 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
What enabled Vincent to keep his lamps lit in the face of tragedy? What can we learn from him?
Lenten Video Series: Day 11, Relationship with God
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 1, 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 11: Relationship with God.
If I were John the Baptist…
by John Freund, CM | Jan 12, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
In the back of my head, I have wondered why Jesus was baptized. After all, Jesus is the Son of God. He is sinless. There had to be something more.
Traditions, Customs, and Habits
by Ross Dizon | Jan 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus makes all things new. Hence, he questions traditions and customs, most of all, those that veil his true face....
God is Born Among Debris: A Christmas Reflection
by Javier F. Chento | Dec 31, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Among the many messages that we share in these Christmas festivities, full of good wishes and hope, there is an image that captivated my heart: a manger set in an environment of debris and destruction. The nativity can be visited in the basilica of Santa Maria Sopra...
Louise de Marillac: The Poor are also in the Cities
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Dec 30, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
“I must tell you, my dear Sisters, what a consolation it is for me to see you living in your cloister on this journey as you did in the streets of Paris. [...] Above all, since those people are not familiar with your poor way of life and your humble dwelling, do not...
How to Build a Wall: A Nativity Story
by Sharon Browning | Dec 30, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams. Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov Three days after Donald Trump won the election, there was an outpouring of love encircling him. It came from a surprising source: a women’s prison. Yes...
A Litany for the World
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 29, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Although the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord actually brings the Christmas season to an end, people quickly forget its meaning. Here’s a litany called “Now the Work of Christmas Begins” composed by Howard Thurman, an African-American theologian, educator, and civil...
A Vincentian View – A Christmas Homily: “Celebrating the Small”
by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 28, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View A Christmas Homily: “Celebrating the Small” Each year before Christmastime in Advent, one of my brothers sends me four tickets to “The Messiah” at Lincoln Center. This gives me an opportunity to see this seasonal show with some of my confreres and...
Awesome and Alluring Blessing
by Ross Dizon | Dec 27, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is our only Savior, and he saves in an awesome and alluring way. He will bless us when as priests through our baptism, we invoke his name upon one another. There is no other name by which salvation comes to us but the name of Jesus. And since he is our all...
Vincentians Keep Jesus in our Work – Vincentians Serve as Called
by Lynn L'Heureux | Dec 26, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentians Keep Jesus in our Work - Vincentians Serve as Called - Vincentians See the Concrete Sign Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Vincentians Keep Jesus in our Work We believe and know Jesus is in the Blessed Sacrament. So we ensure before our visits to those in...
Come… Let us Adore Him…
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Dec 25, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
In the Gospel of Luke, we read that the good news of birth of Jesus was first given to the shepherds. The Angel said to them: “Do not be afraid; for see – I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a...
#famvin400: A Gift for You!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 25, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
We have completed our ten-part series on the work of Father Corpus Delgado, C.M., "The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church." If you missed it... You can find all of the individual articles by Fr. John Freund here. You can download the...