This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org In 1833, President (and Spiritual Advisor) Emmanuel Bailly opened the...
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by .famvin | June 6, 2024 | Formation, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments
The Global Justice Committee of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth hosted a Zoom panel sharing and discussion on June 4, 2024, on the 2023 General Assembly Commitment of responding to the needs of oppressed and marginalized persons.
by Famvin Media Resources | June 6, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
‘Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart.’ was a Scripture verse that Louise and Vincent loved to quote.
by Shirley Smalley | June 6, 2024 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Our vocation calls us to reach out and serve beside other people of good will to help relieve poverty and injustice.
by Lisa Lickona | June 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by Tim Williams | Jun 11, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org In 1833, President (and Spiritual Advisor) Emmanuel Bailly opened the...
by Ross Dizon | Jun 11, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is, in person, what it means to sow is to harvest and the seed that turns into a tree with large branches, so...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 11, 2024 | Formation
The Priory of St Lazare was the home of Vincent de Paul for the latter part of his life, after the Congregation of the Mission moved there from the College des Bons Enfants in 1632.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 10, 2024 | Formation
Learn about Archbishop John Joseph Lynch, C.M., who died on May 12, 1888.
by Tom Hoopes | May 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
What does the Ascension of the Lord mean for the world and for our own lives? The answer can be found in the faith journey of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, who kept her gaze firmly fixed on Jesus, through time and eternity.
by John Freund, CM | May 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Mothers might have saved Stanford University a lot of money. Most mothers already know instinctively when “mother deafness” manifests itself in their teenagers.
by Pamela Matambanadzo | May 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
In Haiti, the echoes of gunfire are as common as the cries for help. The Caribbean nation, marked by a history of upheaval and disaster, now faces an era dominated by gang violence and political instability.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 8, 2024 | Formation
Louise de Marillac, awakened by her faith in a God who takes the side of the poor, sees the person in distress and takes action.
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 8, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
One of the Pilgrimage Festivals of Judaism is Shavuot. It translates into English as “weeks’ and thus is sometimes called the “Feast of Weeks” as it marks the seven weeks (the “week of weeks”) between Passover and the feast. In Greek (and English), the translation...
by John Freund, CM | May 8, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A late 19th-century artist, James Tissot, graphically posed a question for us. In his depiction of the Ascension, he asks, “Why do you stand looking up into heaven? (Act 1:11)
by Tim Williams | May 7, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Amélie Ozanam, Blessed Frédéric’s widow, had a brief invocation, or perhaps a motto, that she often added to notes and letters that she wrote. It was “et sub cruce, Hozanna!”, meaning “and under the cross, Hozanna!” in...
by Ross Dizon | May 7, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has gone up to heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Majesty on high as Lord. He wants us to be as fully human and whole as he is. On the Lord’s going up to heaven, we read that “to go up” means “to go down.” This matches another text that says Jesus...