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It Is Better to Do Little than to Do Nothing • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | August 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Representatives of the people, Do not say that you lack inspiration. [...] We do not ignore the obstacles or the rivalries, nor the imperfections that stop each project and that perpetuate the debates. But we have never seen that great powers were instituted by easy...

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Notes On the Assumption of Mary

by Famvin Media Resources | August 16, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments

“In a sweeping reflection on the feast of the Assumption in 1813, she traced the special blessings Mary received through the stages of motherhood…”

Frogs, Canaries and Pope Francis

by John Freund, CM | August 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

We have often heard the stories of the lessons we can learn from frogs and canaries. Now they can help us understand why Pope Francis invited us to join a month-long celebration with the world’s 2.2 billion Christians.

Synodality: A Shared Path with the Poor at the Heart of the Church #famvin2024

by .famvin | August 15, 2024 | Famvin 2024, Formation | 0 Comments

The article entitled “The Poor in a Synodal Church” by Juan Pablo García Maestro, OSST, discusses the importance of synodality in the Church and how it should focus especially on the poor.

A Vincentian View: Running the Good Race

by Pat Griffin, CM | August 14, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

As we take pleasure in watching the Olympic Games in these weeks, the images of Paul take on a particular character.

Saint Vincent and Saint Louise Played a Central Part in the 17th-Century French Church

by Famvin Media Resources | May 24, 2024 | Formation

In this presentation, Fr. Raymond Deville, S.S. invites us to “situate” Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac at the heart of the spiritual and missionary renewal in seventeenth-century France.

Questioning God’s First Question, Where Are You?

by John Freund, CM | May 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Do you remember God’s first question? It’s one parents often ask their children. But it is also one that has many meanings according to the context.

Justice’s Role to Prevent the Attack

by Jimmy Walters | May 23, 2024 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Blessed Frederic Ozanam wrote, “Charity is the Samaritan who pours oil on the wounds of the traveler who has been attacked. It is justice’s role to prevent the attack.”[

A Vincentian View: Tongues of Fire

by Pat Griffin, CM | May 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

We live in a world and at a time that has much need for the energizing fire of the Holy Spirit.

Let Me See Again!

by John Freund, CM | May 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

The blind beggar never saw it coming! No pun intended! I mean it quite literally. He was no doubt hoping and praying that someday he would be able to see. But did he ever think that it would actually happen that day. .. and in an encounter with Jesus? (Luke 18:35) The...

Contemplation: A Model To Follow

by Tim Williams | May 21, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org When we hear the word “leader” we naturally think of a great general, a head of state, one of those celebrity CEOs, or even a star athlete leading a team to victory. The great leader is an American archetype: charismatic,...

Teachers and Baptizers of All Nations

by Ross Dizon | May 21, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus has been given all power in heaven and on earth. So, he wants us to be teachers and baptizers of all nations in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. As they speak of the three persons in one God, Christian teachers and thinkers use...