Convergence and commitment on child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Reflections
How Build Community in our Divided World?
by John Freund, CM | February 5, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
A quick foray into various styles of conflict resolution suggests that there are two major concerns underlying how people approach conflict- concern for self (assertiveness) and concern for others (empathy).
A Canadian View: The Preferential Option for the Poor, Part Three
by Jim Paddon | February 4, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Part Three: In recent years there has been considerable discussion and at times some confusion over the topics of The preferential option for the poor, systemic change and our Vincentian charism.
Not Seeing Homeless Students
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | February 4, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
For too long and for too many students, the issue of homelessness has not received the attention it deserves.
A Vincentian View: Joseph and Paul
by Pat Griffin, CM | February 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments
Since Pope Francis declared this the Year of St. Joseph, I have given this figure of our faith some attention. I have invited Joseph into my world and sought his instruction.
What Is It like At a Papal Audience?
by John Freund, CM | Dec 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
When I was growing up there was a wonderful series on that still new medium … television.
Advent Social Justice Conversations Through the Lens of Charity
by Carol De Angelo, SC | Dec 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
As we journey together, I invite us to “see,” seek, and sink our Charity roots this Advent into a deeper appreciation and celebration of…
A Social Conscience: #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 13, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
A Vincentian has a deeply rooted social conscience that informs her actions. Vincent had that, too. Vincentian Father Greg Cooney writes: ...the call of conscience becomes a call to personal conversion, requiring a re-orientation of convictions and patterns of...
Vincent de Paul: From God’s gaze
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Oct 12, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
"I ask Our Lord to grant us the grace of considering those matters as they are in God and not as they appear apart from Him; otherwise we might deceive ourselves and act other than He wishes." (CCD VII, to Phillippe Le Vacher, December 6, 1658). "O my Savior and my...
Prayer and Management
by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 12, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Prayer and Management (Luke 6:12-19) In this section of Luke, we find Jesus continuing a ministry that’s spreading out further into the society, and in the process selecting 12 people from the group around him to be his “apostles”, i.e., the sent-out ones. You might...
The difference a lens makes
by John Freund, CM | Oct 12, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
"Seeing" calls for "judging." But judging presupposes a lens! “Two men looked out from prison bars, one saw mud, the other stars!” This quote, variously attributed, seems to express that what one sees depends greatly upon one’s mental model and expectations. An...
Racial Bias in Media: The Case of Hurricane Matthew
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
As many have noted, it took a while for the news media, especially in the USA and Europe, to note the devastation of the recent Hurricane in the Caribbean, and especially its effect in Haiti. Conscious and unconscious bias are at work. Vincentians need to see this and...
Justice for the Poor and Defenseless
by Ross Dizon | Oct 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus guarantees absolutely that God will secure justice for his chosen ones who cry out to him with steadfast faith. We know from Jesus’ example and teaching that God’s chosen ones are the poor. Christ, the Anointed with the Spirit, makes clear that his mission is...
Notice the Invisible Christ – Where is God?
by Lynn L'Heureux | Oct 10, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Notice the Invisible Christ - Where is God? - Vincentians Have Confidence in God Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Notice the Invisible Christ “Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and...
God Who is Rich in Mercy
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Oct 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The second encyclical of Pope John Paul II was Dives in Misericordia (The Mercy of God, November 30, 1980). In this encyclical he speaks elaborately on God’s mercy, as revealed in the Bible. This is a reflection in the light of this encyclical. The core of divine...
Louise de Marillac: Meeting the Needs of Migrants and Refugees
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Oct 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
My very dear Sister. I was sure that the goodness of your heart would cause you and, I believe, all our dear sisters who are far away to be disturbed because you are afraid that we are suffering greatly. Let us praise God, my dear Sisters, that to this point we have...