by John Freund, CM | Jul 27, 2014 | Evangelization, Formation
From Christ the evangelizer to the evangelizing Church – Follow a trajectory “Paul VI to Pope Francis” with Félix Álvarez Sagredo, CM The main outline of the article offers context for the Year of New Evangelization in the Vincentian Family . From...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jul 22, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), July 27, 2014 – 1 Kgs 3, 5. 7-12; Rom 8, 28-30; Mt 13, 44-52 To be conformed to the image of his Son (Rom 8, 29) The wisest and most intelligent thing we can do is to seek the kingdom of God. That is because this kingdom...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 20, 2014 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Marian Youth
Praying with St. Vincent (Fr. Thomas McKenna) A presentation given during the First International Gathering of the Advisors for the Vincentian Marian Youth Association (Paris, July 15-20, 2014) I. Introduction: “Being Invited Into the Conversation” Let me begin this...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 18, 2014 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Marian Youth
Bishop José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre knows first-hand the challenge of evangelizing young men and women. He was not always a Bishop. He was once a 16 year who learned to confront his fear of relating to people he did not know and were different from him. As a member...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jul 16, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), July 20, 2014 – Wis 12, 13. 16-19; Rom 8, 26-27; Mt 13, 24-43 The Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness (Rom 8, 26) The perfection of God is the source of his disinterested generosity, his lenient patience and his sharp vision....
by John Freund, CM | Jul 11, 2014 | Formation
Judging those who are poor! English speaking blogs of North America, Europe, Australia, Philippines, etc. witness to discussions that imply judgments about those who are poor. These discussions are often times quite heated. Some of these judgements are quite harsh....
