“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: People Who Suffer From Depression.
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Imagine! Frederic Ozanam Addresses Congress
by John Freund, CM | June 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
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 | June 9, 2021 | Formation, Systemic change | 4 Comments
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.
The Pope Video • The Beauty of Marriage
by .famvin | June 5, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: The Beauty of Marriage.
Do We Understand “Body of Christ”?
by John Freund, CM | June 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 4 Comments
Do we understand “Body of Christ”? If we do would it challenge our way of thinking and the systems we live with?
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 • Women in Leadership Roles in the Church
by .famvin | Oct 10, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Women in Leadership Roles in the Church.
Pope Francis’ Encyclical Read as a Puzzle
by John Freund, CM | Oct 7, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections
In a beautiful document on the call to human community, Pope Francis offers the “Good Samaritan” as a lens through which we can look at the many serious problems of a polarized and insensitive world.
Reflections on Laudato Si´
by Sr. Donna Geernaert, SC | Oct 4, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
A collaborative spirit is evident in Pope Francis’ writing and publication of his encyclical, Laudato si´: on Care for our Common Home.
The Church Is No Expert…
by John Freund, CM | Oct 2, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Pope Francis call us to explore together how our Catholic social tradition can help the human family heal this world that suffers from serious illnesses.
New Series: The Vincentian Family & Laudato Si’
by Jim Paddon, Sr. Carol DeAngelo, Sr. Donna Geernaert | Sep 27, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
When we read Laudato Si’ as Vincentians, there exists an opportunity to explore this letter from a viewpoint that many may not be aware of or fully appreciate.
EMMY Blesses Good News!
by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
“God is with us. This is the message of hope that we want to shout from the rooftops, that we want to beam over the airwaves, that we want to put on the front page of our publications and post on our social media accounts.”
“… In Name Only”?
by John Freund, CM | Sep 18, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Do we have a “cafeteria mentality” when choosing what it means to be a Catholic?
The Pope Video • Respect for the Planet’s resources
by .famvin | Sep 12, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Respect for the Planet’s Resources.
Seeing Potential and Fostering It In Young People
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
It has been written of Frederic Ozanam: “While innovators wore themselves out with theories for changing the world, these young men set about climbing up to the floors where the misery of the poor hid.”