by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 30, 2017 | Formation
In celebration of her birthday on Tuesday, watch this video overview of the life of St. Catherine Labouré.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 30, 2017 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, News
.famvin reminds us of the early impact of Vincentians in New York with articles such as “Life and Legacy of John Timon, C.M., First Bishop of Buffalo, New York.” Fast forward to now and the following article in The Buffalo News, “Remembering Buffalo’s first Catholic...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
“There’s a phrase that should never be used: ‘It’s always been done that way.’ That phrase, let me tell you, is bad. We must always be changing because time changes. The only thing that does not change is what’s essential. What...
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 29, 2017 | Church, News
Sunday, May 7, is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. From the USCCB: The purpose of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publically fulfill the Lord’s instruction to, “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest” (Mt...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 29, 2017 | Formation
“The virtues described above in seventeenth and twentieth century forms are, to use St. Vincent ‘s phrase, the characteristic virtues of his followers. They are the signs by which his followers are meant to be recognized.”