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Everyone Deserves a Home #famvin2024

by Jim Claffey | July 18, 2024 | Famvin 2024, Formation | 0 Comments

In only 6 years, from 2018 to 2023, the FAMVIN Homeless Alliance (FHA) has provided over 10,000 formerly homeless people with secure housing and access to other support services.

A Vincentian View: Francis de Sales

by Pat Griffin, CM | July 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac both held Saint Francis de Sales in high esteem.

The Church of Corinth – is the Past Prologue?

by John Freund, CM | July 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

In “The Tempest,” Shakespeare wrote, “What’s past is prologue!” Antonio is rationalizing the past as setting the stage for their next act, as a prologue does in a play.

Contemplation: The Way to Peace

by Tim Williams | July 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Our little human minds and hearts can sometimes become so bound up in worry and anxiety that we find it difficult to act, difficult even to know what actions to take. We pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and then...

Attend to Others according to Their Needs

by Ross Dizon | July 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

Jesus is David’s just shoot and his name is “The-Lord-our-justice.” As King and Messiah, then, he cannot but attend to all the people with justice and mercy. Through him, we can go near the Father in one Spirit. To attend to his sent ones who now come back from...

Moving Ahead (Jeremiah 1:17-19)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

“Call,” a notion that figures prominently in the Scriptures, God summoning people to change direction. Heading nowhere in particular, someone senses an inner prod to take some new course.

How My Idea of Lent Has Changed

by John Freund, CM | Feb 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

I never used to think about Lent until Ash Wednesday and the ritual of receiving ashes. My earliest recollection of Lent is that I wanted it to be over.

Lies, Darkness and Polarizations

by Ross Dizon | Feb 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the light of the world. To follow him means not to walk in the dark, in lies, but to have the light of life, the truth. Jesus warns his hearers about blindness and the darkness that comes with it. It is, of course, about spiritual blindness, about not...

Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXI

by John Freund, CM | Feb 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.

A Vincentian Minute: Vincentians and Catholic Social Teaching 6

by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 20, 2022 | Formation

Fr. Rooney reflects on the principle of solidarity in Catholic Social Teaching, as described by former Vincentian Superior General Robert P. Maloney, C.M.

The Saints Inspire us to Overcome Systemic Injustice

by Jaime L. Waters | Feb 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus very clearly calls out injustice, and we must do the same.

The Legacy of Saints Vincent and Louise

by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 18, 2022 | Formation

How did Divine Providence lead Saints Vincent and Louise, step by step? Learn more in this presentation based on excerpts from the classic Vincentian Heritage Journal article, "Unfolding the Legacy— Key Figures in the Tradition" by Betty Ann McNeil D.C. ...