How the Pope’s Imagery on critical care can overlook long-term rehab got me thinking about implications of how some in the Vincentian Family view direct service and systemic change.
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Mary, Mother of the Church
On the eve of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we offer the following thoughts on Mary from...
The Vincentian Family and extremes
In a world of extremes, the Vincentian Family embraces a wide spectrum of approaches to addressing spiritual and...
New resource tool for letters of Elizabeth Seton
Sr. Regina Becthle, SC writes about the resource tool for letters of Elizabeth Seton...This is to let you (and FAMVIN readers) know that the first installment of charts listing documents written to and about Elizabeth Seton, the Seton and Bayley families, and related...
Sr. Regina Bechtle, SC on Pentecost
Pentecost celebrates the amazing power that… is forever re-chargeable. All we have to do is open ourselves to receive it.
Reflections on Mary, Mother of the Church – at Cana and Acts
“Mary, Mother of the Church”. Sr. Regina Bechtle, S.C. reflects on Mary in the Wedding at Cana, and as part of the community of disciples after the Resurrection.
“Vincentian” mothers across 3 centuries
Three Vincentian models of motherhood
Regina Bechtle, SC reflects on Elizabeth and Epiphany
Epiphany – it’s no accident that the feast of St. Elizabeth Seton falls on or near this day each year. Epiphany celebrates a manifestation, a revelation, a great “aha” moment.
Why is it that other people “resist”?
Why is it that other people "resist"? There has been a lot of talk about resistance to changes in the church and in society. But as I read the blogs and the tweets I am struck by the fact that many seem to assume that it is "the other" who is resisting. Whether it is...
Ever had moments that take your breath away?
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Sr. Regina Bechtle, SC (New York) shares just such moments in the reflection below.
200 years ago Elizabeth Seton turned 40…
200 years ago Elizabeth Ann Seton turned 40. The world knew war, violence, turmoil and uncertainty, much like today.
“I AM A MOTHER” Elizabeth Seton
“I AM A MOTHER”: SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON ON MOTHERHOOD The letters of Saint Elizabeth Seton (1774-1821) to and about her family reflect exactly the kind of concerns a mother today would have about her children's lives, choices, job prospects, etc. She wrote and...
