Each year, Colorado Vincentian Volunteers, part of MISEVI – USA, makes a pilgrimage to the Border between Mexico and the United States. When the volunteers return, they reflect with one another through a process of writing a story about one part of their experiences and then doing Theological Reflection on the stories as a group. … Continue reading CVV pilgrimage to the border
Category: Christian Living
Practical advice on living out faith in everyday life, including topics like ethics, morality, and lifestyle choices.
MISEVI a New Way to be Christ’s disciple and missionary
By Eli Chaves Dos Santos, CM Introduction Today, many individuals, especially young men and women in various countries, are discovering the Vincentian missionary ideal as a way to give meaning to their life and to revitalize their life. In Mozambique, in the small town of Xinavane, I met four young members of MISEVI from Mexico who,… Continue reading MISEVI a New Way to be Christ’s disciple and missionary
MISEVI and Vatican II
By Mary Frances Jaster, MISEVI – U.S.A What do the Vincentian charism and Vatican II have in common? Empowering the laity to share in the mission of Christ. Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, states that it is our responsibility as baptized persons to exercise the baptismal call as priest, prophet and children of… Continue reading MISEVI and Vatican II
More than a coincidence
By Hanny Hanna – MISEVI Egypt The Lord is the master of the history. The Holy Spirit was preparing for the birth of the service years ago and enlightened through the way. The Lord used us who are not deserved for his service. In 2009: a local parish family of servants “St. Thomas Aquinas Family” was established in Jesus the King Cathedral, in… Continue reading More than a coincidence
The heart of a missionary disciple
By Sr. Neghesti Michael, DC The theme of the last assembly of MISEVI in Salamanca was Disciples and Missionaries. On that occasion Father Hugh O’Donnell gave us a wonderful reflection that we need to deepen more and more. During the Easter season the liturgy proposes that we should read, meditate and pray the precious book of the first… Continue reading The heart of a missionary disciple