This is the fifth in a series of presentations based on the article The Revitalization of Vincentian Spirituality, by...
Formation
Vincentians as Promoters of Employment
by Andrés Motto, CM | October 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Blessed Frederic Ozanam pronounced his well-known sentence: “The order of society rests on two truths: justice and charity.” Undoubtedly, promoting decent work is a duty of justice and charity.
The Congregation of the Mission in Ireland
by Famvin Media Resources | October 22, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, News | 0 Comments
Learn about the Congregation of the Mission in Ireland in this video produced by Vincentian Family Ireland.
Are You a Cafeteria Catholic?
by John Freund, CM | October 22, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments
Over the decades I have noticed that the connotation of “Cafeteria Catholic“ varies according to who is doing the calling and what the issue is.
Your choice! – “Bridge” or “soft incarceration”?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | October 21, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
I have read about the need for shelters and rapid rehousing. But Robert Davis, writing for Invisible People, captured an insight in two metaphors – “Bridge” and “soft incarceration.”
Episcopal Message Resurfaces (Part 2)
by John Freund, CM | Jul 17, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Highlights from Part 2 of a truly prophetic forgotten document published by the U.S. Catholic Bishops more than a quarter-century ago.
Saints of the Mountain: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
by Tom Hoopes | Jul 16, 2022 | Formation
Both literally and figuratively, mountains were the means by which Pier Giorgio Frassati and Elizabeth Ann Seton scaled the heights of holiness and service to God and neighbor.
Reflection: Easter Joy and the Vincentian Charism
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 8, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Ninth and final presentation in a series of reflections by Fr. Rolando Gutiérrez, CM, Vice-Province of Costa Rica.
The Pope Video • For Those Who Have Responsibility In Economic Matters
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 7, 2018 | Church, Formation, Reflections
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths. Pope Francis - April 2018 The economy cannot attempt only to increase...
MSBT Centennial Year
by .famvin | Apr 6, 2018 | Formation, Other Branch News
The Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity (MSBT) are celebrating their 100th year. In 1918 they were officially incorporated in the State of Alabama. Join them in celebrating!
Dreams – Martin Luther King, Frederic Ozanam, St. Vincent, Our Own
by John Freund, CM | Apr 6, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Is your dream still alive? How would you put it in words?
“Ashia”: I see your struggle, but have courage, this struggle does not have the last word.
by Maura Martin, CVV 10 | Apr 5, 2018 | Formation, Other Branch News, Reflections
Ashia, Ash rae, those who mourn, they will be comforted. Jesus’ words from the cross “My God, My God why have you forsaken me” Psalm 22, which is immediately followed by Psalm 23 “The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I lack.”
Missionaries just like the One Who Sends Them
by Ross Dizon | Apr 5, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the model of the true missionary. He sends us who claim to be Christians as his missionaries, for the sake of others. As the Father has sent him, so Jesus sends his disciples. That is to say, God’s missionary par excellence, in turn, makes his disciples...
A Vincentian View: Peace Be With You
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 4, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian View: “Peace be with you” If you have gotten messages from me, you will see that I most often finish my notes with “Peace” or “Peace in the Risen Lord” or some such variation on “peace.” Many people may feel that it is a left over from my hippie-days and...
If Einstein Is Right…
by John Freund, CM | Apr 4, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Why do we feed, clothe and house the marginalized over and over?
VLM/VMC Impact: Hardly a Day Goes By…
by Suzanne Gillen | Apr 3, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
We will be sharing a series of reflections made by Vincentian Lay Missionaries and Vincentian Mission Corps participants about their experience serving, how it has impacted their lives and how they continue to live the Vincentian Charism today. Hardly a day goes...