On either side of a filthy sewer rise houses five stories high, many of which shelter fifty families. Low, damp, and...
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The Small Pleasures of Life • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | April 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Experience, the Mother of Knowledge • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | April 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Learning from Our Children and Our Parents • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | April 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Weaving God’s Plan • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | April 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
The Privilege of Serving the Poor • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Those who have the privilege of distributing the public help [...] go, for instance, to the twelfth arrondissement,...
The Small Graces We Receive from God • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | May 25, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
We are not sufficiently grateful for God's little benefits. We thank Him for having created and redeemed us, and given...
A Spiritual Spiral • “Contributions” #10 #famvin400
by John Freund, CM | Dec 17, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the tenth of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study which was introduced in “The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church: A Formation Journey.” In that article, we also suggested a “Lesson Plan” for use...
Have You Dreamt Any Dreams Recently? • “Contributions” #9 #famvin400
by John Freund, CM | Dec 10, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the ninth of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study which was introduced in “The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church: A Formation Journey.” In that article, we also suggested a “Lesson Plan” for use...
Father Vincent Taught Us That! • “Contributions” #8
by John Freund, CM | Dec 3, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the eighth of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study which was introduced in “The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church: A Formation Journey.” In that article, we also suggested a “Lesson Plan” for use...
The School of the Poor • “Contributions” #7
by John Freund, CM | Nov 26, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the seventh of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study which was introduced in “The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church: A Formation Journey.” In that article, we also suggested a “Lesson Plan” for...
Solitaries Need Not Apply • “Contributions” #6
by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the sixth of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study which was introduced in “The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church: A Formation Journey.” In that article, we also suggested a “Lesson Plan” for use...
Seeing Those Who Are Poor • “Contributions” #5
by John Freund, CM | Nov 12, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the fifth of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study which was introduced in “The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church: A Formation Journey.” In that article, we also suggested a “Lesson Plan” for use...
Refocusing Ecclesiology • “Contributions” #4
by John Freund, CM | Nov 5, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the fourth of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study which was introduced in “The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church: A Formation Journey.” In that article, we also suggested a “Lesson Plan” for use...
A More Secular and Lay Character • “Contributions” #3
by John Freund, CM | Oct 29, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the third of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study which was introduced in “The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church: A Formation Journey.” In that article, we also suggested a “Lesson Plan” for use...
To Abandon an Individualistic Vision • “Contributions” #2
by John Freund, CM | Oct 22, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the second of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study which was previously introduced in “The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church: A Formation Journey.” In that article, we also suggested a “Lesson...