Everyone has a story that will break your heart. And, if you’re really paying attention, most people have a story that will bring you to your knees.

by Colorado Vincentian Volunteers | November 27, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Part of our formation this year is to have continuing conversations about racial justice.
by Katharine Montemurri, CVV | February 8, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
My time of wandering may last a little bit longer, but there will be enough for today.
by .famvin | August 5, 2019 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Each year, Colorado Vincentian Volunteers takes our volunteers to El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico to study the issues at the border. These are a few of their reflections.
by Hany Hanna | June 8, 2019 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Based on the practices ingrained during CVV I have a solid foundation to build from, a comfort level with introspection, vulnerability, and thoughtfulness..
by Humberto Camarena, CVV 14 | Jul 12, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Everyone has a story that will break your heart. And, if you’re really paying attention, most people have a story that will bring you to your knees.
by Colorado Vincentian Volunteers | Jun 28, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Colorado Vincentian Volunteers had the pleasure of hosting The Blind Café Experience for about 70 of our incredible #CVVAlum and current volunteers. It was a powerful evening of dinner in the dark, rich conversation, an active music listening experience, and of course, lots of companionship.
by Erin Casey-DaCosta, CVV 16 | Jun 14, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Savor the good times, and yes, even the challenging times. Community is absolutely incredible, and so much more than a simple definition could ever capture.
by Katie Kerr, CVV 13 | Jan 11, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
“The measure of our compassion lies not in our service to those on the margins, but in our willingness to see ourselves in kinship. And that means the decided movement towards awe and giant steps away from judgement.” -Greg Boyle, SJ A few weeks ago, I walked into a...
by Maura Martin, CVV 10 | Dec 14, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
An Advent reflection, I can do that. It will be beautiful; all starlight and inspiration. I clear my plans for the evening, no record keeping, grading or lesson planning, no dishes or laundry. Inspiration needs quiet and time and putting the ‘to do’ list to the side....
by Tara Williams, CVV | Oct 26, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Tribute to the “Pioneers” – Dan Paulus and Amy Rupiper Taggart As I sit here and write this, I look out my window on this sunny day appreciating all of God’s wonders. It is a quiet day for me. I have the day off of work and my children are at school. I have the...
by Kristen Gittinger, CVV 21 | Oct 26, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Lettuce, peas, green beans, kale (…so much kale), parsley, carrots, peppers, spinach, tomatoes, struggling eggplants, spiders, weeds, bees, killdeer bird eggs, and butterflies — all of these find a home in my 10×10 community garden plot. Although I watched my mother...
by Chris Morgan, CVV 18 | Aug 27, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
I picked up a rock from the shore of Lake Superior to leave on a mountain in the north of Spain. That’s normal, right? This wasn’t just any rock. It was the most-perfect skipping rock, and though Lake Superior produces many skipping rocks, this one fit my hand just...
by Joel Cassady, CVV ’11 | Jul 20, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Last summer and fall, we were fortunate to get several visits from my wife’s brother and his girlfriend. They would come through town often en route to various destinations around the country where they could visit national parks, climb, fly fish, and enjoy the...
by Cathryn Dutton, CVV ’18 | Jul 13, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
I composed this poem thinking about the ties to service and those less fortunate that my service with CVV instilled in me. There are so many things in the world that try to pull us out of our purpose of being companions on the journey and so many circumstances in the...
by Elizabeth Lent, CVV19 | May 11, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Coming to the Midwest I expected to jump right into a new community. I had moved many times before and was generally good at the whole “making friends” thing. But it suddenly became harder after living intentionally with nine souls that intricately became connected...
by Diane Smith, CVV 16 | Mar 12, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
“Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else,” (Exodus 4:13). Moses’s words at the burning bush have always resonated with me, in younger years before I appreciated the audacity of his request, I was struck by his humility and humanity. Moreover, I was...