Articles for Pope Francis

The Pope Video • Religious Discrimination and Persecution

by .famvin | January 8, 2022 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Religious Discrimination and Persecution.

The Pope Video • Catechists

by .famvin | December 4, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Catechists.

The Pope Video • People Who Suffer From Depression

by .famvin | November 6, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: People Who Suffer From Depression.

The Pope Video • Missionary Disciples

by .famvin | October 2, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Missionary Disciples.

The Pope Video • Catechists

by .famvin | Dec 4, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Catechists.

The Pope Video • People Who Suffer From Depression

by .famvin | Nov 6, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: People Who Suffer From Depression.

The Pope Video • Missionary Disciples

by .famvin | Oct 2, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Missionary Disciples.

The Pope Video • An Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyle

by .famvin | Sep 4, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: An Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyle.

The Pope Video • Church on the Way

by .famvin | Aug 7, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Church on the Way.

Leaven or Fungus for “Thy Kingdom Come!”?

by John Freund, CM | Aug 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

Leaven is “a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better.” Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. When are we leaven … and when are we fungi for the Kingdom?

The Pope Video • Social Friendship

by .famvin | Jul 3, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Social Friendship

Which Story Interests You Most?

by John Freund, CM | Jun 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

Whose story are you most aware of? Can you recognize the interconnection of all stories? Do Vincentians have a special vocation as storytellers?

Imagine! Frederic Ozanam Addresses Congress

by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family

After viewing the presentation of Sr. Claire Sweeney, DC on Frederick Ozanam and Social Justice, I fantasized what he might say if he, like Pope Francis, were invited to address a joint session of Congress.

Is the Church a Closet?

by John Freund, CM | Jun 9, 2021 | Formation, Systemic change

Is the Church like a closet where we wistfully keep things from the past, a dreary chamber filled only with us, our problems and our disappointments? Then it will be impossible to recognize God’s silent and unassuming presence.