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Blessed and Merry Christmas from the FAMVIN Team

by .famvin | December 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

In these very endearing dates, the .famvin team wishes you a happy and blessed Christmas.

Contemplation: Light and Courage

by Tim Williams | December 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments

Vincentian spirituality emphasizes trust in Divine Providence and the importance of discerning and acting on God’s will, a process that requires reflection and attentiveness to the events and people in our lives. Bl. Frédéric Ozanam exemplified this struggle, learning to abandon himself to God’s will and seeking both the clarity to discern it and the courage to act upon it.

Rescue All of Us from All Evil

by Ross Reyes Dizon | December 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus does not come to judge us but to save us. He wants to rescue us from all evil. Hence, he gives himself for us. John preaches that God is about to save, rescue, his people. But he announces, too, that God is about to punish those who have not been true to him....

Firewood for the Soul: Having a Youthful Spirit

by Samantha Hill and James Hodge | December 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.

A Vincentian Minute: Vincentians Living Advent and Christmas 03

by Famvin Media Resources | December 22, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments

Fr. Rooney extends the Sunday Scriptures for Vincentians.

Lenten Video Series: Day 37, Protective Walls

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 8, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 37: Protective Walls.

Engraving An Image (John 13:1-15)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 8, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

If we could video a scene catching the heart of Jesus’ message, we wouldn’t go far wrong recording something that happens during the final supper with his disciples.

Seton Shrine Stations of the Cross (Video)

by .famvin | Apr 8, 2020 | Formation, Sisters of Charity

The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton has provided an opportunity to virtually pray the Stations of the Cross from the historic White House where Mother Seton taught, prayed, and died.

After the Virus – A Holy Saturday or Easter Sunday Consciousness?

by John Freund, CM | Apr 8, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

We face a choice. Will we think of ourselves as living in a Holy Saturday world or an Easter Sunday world?

Lenten Video Series: Day 36, A Teachers Love

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 7, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 36: A Teachers Love.

Live Easter at Home as a Domestic Church, Nourished by Prayer and the Word of God

by Eliezer Okonosky, CM | Apr 7, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Easter is approaching, and for some days we have been wondering: how will we celebrate it?

Meet with the Risen Jesus Christ

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Apr 7, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is not among the dead; he has risen. It is our turn to find out how and where to meet him. Finding the tomb open, Mary Magdalen imagines the worst. So, he runs to where to meet Peter and the other disciple. Why does she think the worst? Probably because of what...