Lent

Lenten Video Series: Day 1, Welcome

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | February 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 1: Welcome.

Vincentian Prayer Images: Christ’s Broken Body Today

by John Freund, CM | February 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

“How beautiful it is to see poor people if we consider them in God and with the esteem in which Jesus Christ held them!” – St. Vincent

Connecting Lent, Valentine’s Day and Systemic Change

by John Freund, CM | February 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment

At first glance, it may seem like quite a stretch to connect Ash Wednesday, Valentine’s Day and Systemic Change. But hear me out. Actually, it is not that hard.

Lenten Video Series: Days 38 through Easter Sunday

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | April 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 37: Protective Walls.

How My Idea of Lent Has Changed

by John Freund, CM | Feb 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

I never used to think about Lent until Ash Wednesday and the ritual of receiving ashes. My earliest recollection of Lent is that I wanted it to be over.