VFCAP goes to Taiwan!
Knowing the need for deeper collaboration among Vincentian Family groups in Taiwan, the Congregation of the Mission Chinese Province organized a workshop for Vincentian collaboration last week, May 16-19, 2016 . Ms. Pamela Mantuhac, a member of the design-team of...
St. Louise and the Blessed Trinity
It may be difficult for us to see any kind of practical relevance in the doctrine of the Trinity; it remains a mystery. But consider how Fr. Jerome Magat explains it in a May 24, 2013 article called Imitating the Trinity: The Trinity reveals to us the master plan of...
The tomb of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, now and then
The tomb of Blessed Frederic Ozanam is located in the crypt of the historic church of St. Joseph des Carmes in Paris. The church was the scene of some of the bloodiest massacres of ecclesiastics of the infamous Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. Visitors...
Introducing a New Section on Collaboration!
To keep collaboration up front, .famvin has created a new section on collaboration. Fr. Aidan R. Rooney, C.M., international coordinator for .famvin, introduces the section on this video. (Don't forget our "Find it!" page....) https://youtu.be/X-wqZ9cTstc
When am I most the image and likeness of God?
We all know that we were made in the image and likeness of God. But think about the question Fr. Pat Griffin asked retreatants in his closing conference at a recent retreat. “When do I most experience myself as made in God’s image and likeness? I was amazed as he...
Pestered by God?
Have you ever felt pestered by God? Tracy Kemme, SC has…and I suspect we all have at one point or another. Although she writes out of her experience as a young Sister of Charity of Cincinnati I suspect she is tapping into something that many can relate to regardless...
Strengthening our Service #IamVincent @NiagaraUniv
Sometimes we need help in strengthening our service. Here's an example of how a Vincentian institution tries to take the best that the academic community has to offer in order to serve the poor better. Vincent was always after that. Do you want to say #IamVincent?...
#famvin400 If we are the body we make people welcome…
One of the "sub-themes" of the coming 400th anniversary year is welcoming the stranger in our midst on a daily basis. Is there room for people to join our cause? Listen to this Casting Crowns song. https://youtu.be/SExJ9od-0zQ?t=8s [box type="tick" size="large"...
susanjoan.wordpress.com Podcasts #IamVincent
Podcasts have been around a while. Sometimes you're on a train or a bus and you have some time to reflect and you just need something to listen to, but music isn't it and the news isn't it. .famvin has a friend in Susan Stabile. Who is she? Spiritual director….retreat...
The “stress of poverty” and systemic change
The culture of poverty, characterized by feelings of marginalism, dependence and exclusion, originates within the family, starting in childhood. Social and behavioral sciences recognize “poverty stress” beginning at a very young age. For almost nine years, Dan...