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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.

eBook: Louise de Marillac, a Spiritual Woman

by John Freund, CM | Aug 28, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family

VinFormation, the site dedicated to VIncentian charism formation resources, offers a new eBook – Louise de Marillac, A Spiritual Woman

Head-on collision

by Ross Dizon | Aug 26, 2014 | Formation, Reflections

Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), August 31, 2014 – Jer 20, 7-9; Rom 12, 1-2; Mt 16, 21-27 Living sacrifice (Rom 12, 1) Facing and accepting death, Jesus’ takes our place and carries what we human beings, bogged down in our human way of thinking, refuse to...

Sisters of Charity Federation Online Discernment Retreat

by John Freund, CM | Aug 22, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice

Meet with us on Skype, email or by phone to reflect and ask questions about discerning religious life. Walk through tools and materials with a retreat director and pray with us.

A key: enter and let enter

by Ross Dizon | Aug 19, 2014 | Formation, Reflections

Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), August 24, 2014 – Is 22, 19-23; Rom 11, 33-36; Mt 16, 13-20 Oh, the depth of riches! (Rom 11, 33) God welcomes us to his household, so that everything he has may be ours. In his household, we are each handed a key. No matter...

Vincentian Discernment and Decision making

by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice

“Ours is a world where we are saturated with information which we are expected to absorb and respond to, often instantly. Not only must we respond, but the expectation is that we will make decisions with wisdom, with justice, with compassion and with a whole array of other values. Where can we find guidance or a degree of certainty in making decisions? How do we know what God is asking of us?

Vincentian tradition and Mary

by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2014 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice

On this feast of the Assumption some may wish to revisit an earlier Formation Friday post – Mary in the Vincentian tradition

Discover Famvin’s Formation Resource Site

by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2014 | Formation

Many people do not realize we have a sister site, VinFormation Learning to Serve dedicated to creating and collecting resources useful for personal formation in the way of Vincent and Louise or for use in programs being offered to others.

Inventive to infinity

by Ross Dizon | Aug 12, 2014 | Formation, Reflections

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), August 17, 2014 – Is 56, 1. 6-7; Rom 11, 13-15. 29-32; Mt 15, 21-28 Rejection leading to reconciliation (Rom 11, 15) Even a terrible situation serves the purposes of God, who wants us to be optimistic and inventive too. The...

“Giving Day” – what, why and how

by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2014 | Formation

Have you ever thought of “A Giving Day”? This is a focused 24-hour online fundraising campaign that can inspire greater giving and make a significant impact for the community.

“Crowdfunding” for the Mission?

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 7, 2014 | Formation, Missions inter gentes, Social Media, Vincentian Family

Fundraising for the mission is a constant preoccupation of missionaries and Vincentian Family leaders. The Congregation of the Mission has its own initiatives, including the Vincentian Solidarity Office, as do many of the Vincentian Family branches. Missions like the...

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