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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.

Vincentian Advent Reflections 2023 – Week 3

by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

The Lord Jesus will speak to us through contact with those we serve.

Did Jesus Contradict Himself?

by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

The editors of Commonweal caught my attention! The editorial titled “Advent in a Time of War” pointed to a contradiction I had never thought of.

Beware of Artificial Intelligence …

by Javier F. Chento | Dec 14, 2023 | Formation

In the fast-paced world of technology, the year 2023 has marked a crucial milestone in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) programs.

Our Wounded Youth

by Nuala Kenny, SC | Dec 14, 2023 | Formation

An interesting article of Nuala Kenny who is a Sister of Charity in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a pediatrician.

Active Waiting (Mark 1:1-8)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Dec 13, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

The Advent message? Not only to welcome the Lord’s arrival, but also to take the kinds of steps which ease His birthing among us.

Why Did I Create Mindwalk?

by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Either hopefully conveys a space where people feel comfortable in talking with friends that matter, about things that matter.

Recognize Jesus Who Is in Our Midst

by Ross Dizon | Dec 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is in in our midst. Do we Christians get to recognize him? Do we give witness to him by the way we are, live and act? Priests, Levites and Pharisees grill John as if they were in court. And he does not hesitate to recognize simply that he is not the Messiah nor...

Now Available: Biographies and Liturgical Prayers for the Saints and Blesseds of the Vincentian Family

by Vincentian Family Office | Dec 12, 2023 | Featured, Formation, Vincentian Family

A workgroup made up of members of the Vincentian Family has been working in recent years on preparing a document that includes all the saints and blesseds of the Vincentian Family, offering a brief biography of each of them, and another document that offers the specific prayers for the Eucharist of each one of them.