Formation

Her Doing Heart: Key Relationships in Elizabeth Seton’s Life (Part 5)

by .famvin | January 31, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments

Sr. Margaret John Kelly, DC, wrote the following excellent article on Mother Seton. In this series we present her article in six parts. (Part 5)

A Vincentian View: Reconciliation and Renewal

by Pat Griffin, CM | January 31, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

When I celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation with people, my emphasis does not solely embrace God’s forgiveness of our sins of the past, but promotes God’s grace to live a better future.

I Never Knew I Missed the Point!

by John Freund, CM | January 31, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Have you ever been in a conversation where someone missed your point? I certainly have. Also, more times than I care to admit, I have been the one who missed the point.

Go around Towns and Villages as God Wants

by Ross Dizon | January 30, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Jesus has come so he may go around towns and villages and preach by words and by works, and as the Father shows him in prayer, the Good News. Before he makes up his mind to go around all of Galilee, Jesus goes off alone to a forlorn place to pray. He does so before...

Firewood for the Soul: Our Centre

by Samantha Hill | Mar 11, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.

A Vincentian Minute: What Why How 08

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 10, 2024 | Formation

Fr. Rooney speaks about the things we do, and why and how we do it. This week: prophetic acts.

Lenten Letter Group Reflection – Part 3

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Reflection for groups, on the Lenten Letter 2024 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family. Part Three: Invitation to Eucharistic Adoration during Lent.

Does God Love Us “For Better Or Worse?”

by John Freund, CM | Apr 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Does “for better or for worse” mean anything in the age of “prenuptial agreements?”

Send Jesus, Send the Disciples

by Ross Dizon | Apr 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is God’s Sent One to announce the Good News to the poor. And the Sent One, in turn, does not hesitate to send his disciples. Jesus tells his disciples that for him to send them is to give them a share in his own mission. For he says to them, “As the Father has...

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 23

by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.

Vincentian Voices Network: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

by Jim Paddon | Apr 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

What is white privilege? This is a term we have all heard but it can be difficult to understand if you are a Caucasian middle-class person, or especially if you are struggling within the cycle of poverty.

We are an Easter People

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Apr 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

In one of the hymns for Easter season, we sing; “We are an Easter people, ours is an Easter faith.”

Easter 2023: Through the Eyes of Mary, Finale With Father Aidan Rooney, CM

by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 9, 2023 | Formation

In this video, Fr. Aidan Rooney, CM, ponders how the Blessed Mother has spoken directly to our Catholic community through her many apparitions, sharing her universal message and bringing us closer to her Son, Our Lord Jesus.