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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.

Who Will Run the Soup Kitchens?

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Mar 26, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

But with so many areas under lockdown, I suddenly realized pressing another problem I had not thought about. Who will run the soup kitchens?

Lenten Video Series: Day 25, Christmas Gifts

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 25, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 25: Christmas Gifts.

Words – and Words (John 4:5-42)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 25, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

“I hear you talking. But the question is what are you saying?”

Prayer to Saint Vincent in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic

by Jean Pierre Renouard, CM | Mar 25, 2020 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice

Father Jean Pierre Renouard, CM, a Vincentian scholar and researcher, composed a prayer to the Holy Trinity, asking for the intercession of our patron to eliminate this epidemic that is invading the world.

The Pandemic and Systemic Change

by Jim Claffey | Mar 25, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

The only certain thing these days is uncertainty. When will the pandemic end, how many lives will be lost, will life ever be the same?

Lenten Video Series: Day 24, Encounter

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 24, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 24: Encounter.

Merciful to the Utmost and Lifegiving

by Ross Dizon | Mar 24, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is merciful as his Father is merciful. That is why he weeps with us who face death. And he surrenders to it to bring us life to the full. Jesus hears that his friend Lazarus is ill. And right away, he shows that he stays on top of things. So, he is in no hurry...