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If Moccasins Could Speak!

by John Freund, CM | July 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Have you ever walked a mile in another’s moccasins? … in the moccasins of their sufferings?

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 | 1 Comment

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...

Nations, All Nations, Will Worship the Lord

by Ross Dizon | Jan 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the light of the nations. That is why to follow him means to welcome Gentiles from all races, tongues, peoples and nations. Ps 149, 6 asks that praise be on the lips of the faithful. And swords in their hands to take revenge on the nations. Is it due to...

Five Themes in the Life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 1, 2021 | Formation

The author, Maryanna Coyle, S.C., identifies five qualities of Elizabeth’s formation and shows how they influenced her life and thought.

The Pay It Forward Plan for Peace

by John Freund, CM | Jan 1, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus’ mission was all abou teaching us to pay it forward. After all, God has first loved us and wants us to share that gift in our lives! Isn’t this what Jesus did? And it changed and is changing the world!

Lessons Learned From Homeless People

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Dec 31, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

“Any public health response that does not center the voices of people who have lived the experience of homelessness is going to come up with the wrong solution.”

Nativity Power

by Tom McKenna, CM | Dec 30, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

The Christmas gospel from St. Luke starts out on a theme of power, the political power of an absolute ruler, Caesar Augustus.

What Size is Your Dream?

by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

Let us not settle only for what is necessary. The Lord does not want us to narrow our horizons or to remain parked on the roadside of life. He wants us to race boldly and joyfully towards lofty goals.

Faces of God, of Jesus, of Those in Need

by Ross Dizon | Dec 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus embodies the blessing that God pours out on us through the Holy Spirit. His face shines on us, so that our faces may mirror his. The faces of Mary and Joseph gleam since on them shines the face of Jesus. He is the great eternal high priest (Heb 2, 17; 4, 14;...