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July 19, 1813: First Vows of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s in Emmitsburg, Maryland, USA

by Famvin Media Resources | July 19, 2024 | Formation, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments

On July 19, 1813, vows were pronounced for the first time by Elizabeth Ann Seton and 17 other Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s who adapted the vow formula of the French Daughters of Charity.

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.

The Lay Spirituality of Frederic Ozanam

by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 6, 2019 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

The primary reason for the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s existence was and is to increase the holiness of its members, by service to those in need and by building deep friendships.

New Cardinal in the Mold of St. Vincent de Paul

by John Freund, CM | Sep 6, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

A new Cardinal in the mold of St. Vincent de Paul Imagine a parish that has 100,000 people in 53 distinct communities... and 3000 trained ministers! St. Michael Archangel Parish is not an imaginary parish. It has a membership of 100,000 people in 53 distinct...

A Vincentian View: A Focus on Labor

by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 4, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

I find a very Vincentian spirit in Labor Day. From the beginning, Louise and Vincent were serious about being hard workers themselves and promoting the ability to work among the poor whom they served.

Vincentian Influence on Catholic Social Teaching

by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2019 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change

Did you know how Vincentian Family members who set the stage and later advised Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 landmark statement of catholic social teaching “Rerum Novarum” (New Things)?

Learning Well from Our Master and Teacher

by Ross Dizon | Sep 3, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus Christ is our one Teacher. Those who do not stop learning from him, following him on the way of the cross, are truly his disciples. Great crowds travel with Jesus. But quality matters to him more than quantity. He wants disciples who do not only go with him but...

The Vincentians and the Social Doctrine of the Church

by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Sep 2, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Many Vincentians can study and know the foundations of the Social Doctrine of the Church when they participate in formation meetings.

Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) 2019

by Jessica Werner, VLM-USA | Sep 2, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

In July, nine men and women from VLM-USA traveled to Africa to work in communities in Jimma, Ethiopia, and Thigio, Kenya.

September 2: Congregation of the Mission Martyrs of the French Revolution

by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 1, 2019 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation

Blessed Louis-Joseph François, Blessed Jean-Henri Gruyer, Blessed Pierre-René Rogue, Blessed Jean-Charles Caron, and Blessed Nicolas Colin were martyred along with many others during the French Revolution on September 2 and 3, 1792 after they refused to take an oath that would have placed them under the authority of the state.