Are we able to operate not so much with answers or even programs, as necessary as they may be, but with vision, with hopes and dreams?

by John Freund, CM | July 15, 2017 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Finally we ask, are we persons of desire, swept up and swept away by the call God gives?
by John Freund, CM | July 8, 2017 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Are we able to operate not so much with answers or even programs, as necessary as they may be, but with vision, with hopes and dreams?
by John Freund, CM | July 1, 2017 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Will we stand alone, or will we stand with others, being a part of what is good in them, being more together than ever we could be alone? Our sisters and brothers in the body of Christ touch us, change us, soften us, and call us forward with their love.
by John Freund, CM | June 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Sometimes, maybe even many times, we walk into situations with preconceived notions about what is needed.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 8, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Are we able to operate not so much with answers or even programs, as necessary as they may be, but with vision, with hopes and dreams?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 1, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Will we stand alone, or will we stand with others, being a part of what is good in them, being more together than ever we could be alone? Our sisters and brothers in the body of Christ touch us, change us, soften us, and call us forward with their love.
by John Freund, CM | Jun 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Sometimes, maybe even many times, we walk into situations with preconceived notions about what is needed.
by John Freund, CM | Jun 11, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
”Do we have the courage to go out of our comfort zones and serve?”
by John Freund, CM | Jun 10, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Our vision in faith leads to compassion, a compassion that leads inevitably to real and lasting solidarity.
by John Freund, CM | Jun 3, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
MINISTRY AS A CALL – why do I do what I do?
by John Freund, CM | May 27, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Fr. Jim Cormack reflects on seven hallmarks of Vincentian service and raises the question “Am I weak enough to serve?”
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 23, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
When we go to visit the poor we should so identify with them that we share their sufferings. We should have the same attitude as the great apostle who said omnibus omnia factus sum, I make myself all to all, so completely that the words of the prophet would not apply...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 17, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Josh Wise, who talks to us about significant relationships, is a Louisiana native that joined the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers (CVV) in the summer of 2008. He worked with Archdiocesan Housing and the Mary Lucy computer Lab & Neighborhood Network Center. He has...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Serving is a big part of what it means to be a Vincentian, wherever you are. To put yourself on the side of God’s poorest, and to reflect on that experience is what has helped us understand our charism throughout the centuries. Anyone can serve, but to peer more...