Canada
A Canadian View: Change is NOT Always Good!
by Jim Paddon | August 23, 2018 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
A Canadian View: A New Definition of Homelessness?
by Jim Paddon | August 9, 2018 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A Canadian View: The Guaranteed Basic Income Part 2
by Jim Paddon | July 26, 2018 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
A Canadian View: The Guaranteed Basic Income
by Jim Paddon | July 12, 2018 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A Canadian View: Housing and Homelessness in Canada
by Jim Paddon | May 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
In Canada, the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is very excited to be undertaking the issue of housing during a 3-year national campaign.
A Canadian View: Spring-time Reflections
by Jim Paddon | May 9, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
As we attended Easter Sunday Mass, the sense of joy and a spiritual re-birth that takes place is truly amazing.
A Canadian View: Reconciliation (Part 2)
by Jim Paddon | Apr 25, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Part two of how reconciliation was used as the foundation of the Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) commission.
Healing Hands
by Lynn L'Heureux | Apr 4, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Healing Hands - Beggars for the Poor – Giving a Second Chance – Prayers Make Miracles Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Healing Hands – Vincentians are doing God’s work, by bringing His healing hands to all in need. We receive this gift...
Do we betray others?
by Lynn L'Heureux | Mar 28, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Do we Betray Others? - Do People Care? - Vincentians, Friends of Jesus – Vincentian Spirituality Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, March 22 Do we Betray Others? – This has been on my mind since Palm Sunday when I watched The Passion, a musical performed...
Vincentians Care
by Lynn L'Heureux | Mar 21, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentians Care - Vincentians Bring Mercy – Forgiveness is Power - Vincentians Validated by God Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Vincentians Care - Identifying the least among us and reaching out to them is a good Lenten exercise. As...
Vincentians Heal the Hurt
by Lynn L'Heureux | Mar 14, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentians Heal the Hurt – Let our Love Rule – Works of Mercy Always – Vincentian Child of God Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Tuesday March 15, 2016 Vincentians Heal the Hurt – We are all called to heal one another and to purify ourselves and others. Those we...
Vincentian Lifestyle
by Lynn L'Heureux | Mar 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian Lifestyle - The Gaze of God - Vincentians Planted by God - Vincentian Journey of Holiness Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday March 8, 2016 Vincentian Lifestyle - Vincentian spirituality is embedded in a lifestyle of giving and love. It is an...
Lent and Louise
by Elizabeth Astridge | Mar 1, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Lenten Reflection by Denise Bondy: Lent 2016 brings us back to the desert. For my husband and me that means the desert of western Arizona as well as our own personal deserts. There are people who don’t like the desert. They think of it as a place of vast...
Vincentian Faith Brings Joy
by Lynn L'Heureux | Feb 29, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian Faith brings Joy - Vincentians Works of Mercy - Reaching our Full Potential – Listen to My Son Vincentian Day of Fast and Prayer – Tuesday March 1, 2016 Vincentian Faith brings Joy - To have faith in Jesus means that we, too, can experience joy even while...
Always Be Ready
by Lynn L'Heureux | Feb 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Always Be Ready – God is Merciful - Doors of Faith - Mystery of Love Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday February 23, 2016 Always Be Ready – Lent is a good time to remember to always be ready. Look inside and know what needs improving. Do a Lenten cleanup of...
Feel God’s Touch
by Lynn L'Heureux | Feb 15, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Feel God’s Touch – Mercy, the Key to God’s Heart - Live Lent Intensely - Silence is Golden Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Feel God’s Touch – God’s hand is always on us. Sometimes we don’t see or feel His presence, sometimes we do not...