Formation

The Link Between Global Homelessness and Poor Mental Health

by .famvin | October 29, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

Mental health conditions can lead to homelessness and can also prevent those experiencing homelessness from getting back on their feet.

Lastly… Simplicity! • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | October 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

"I’m well aware that people think of simplicity in general as truth or purity of intention: truth, because it sees that our thoughts conform to the words and other signs by which we express them; purity of intention, because it makes all our acts of virtue tend...

Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Almsgiving that Humiliates or Honors

by Javier F. Chento | October 28, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

Frédéric thought that aid, almsgiving, is humiliating when only material needs are met, "causing shame, and doing what anyone does even with animals." He says it's humiliating because it can not be reciprocated, they are favors that the other has not the slightest...

Establishment of the Federation of the Sisters of Charity (October 27, 1947)

by Famvin Media Resources | October 27, 2023 | Formation, News, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments

October 27 is the anniversary of the Establishment of the Federation of the Sisters of Charity in 1947. We would like to highlight an online collaborative exhibit, created by the Federation congregations.

Fill Our Life with Jesus Christ

by Ross Dizon | Jan 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the bread of life. Those whose life is full of him have their fill. To go to him and to believe in him is...

Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 38

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

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.

Firewood for the Soul: This Love we Speak of

by Samantha Hill | Jan 8, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

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

Hope in the Darkness | Week One

by Emily Stimpson Chapman | Nov 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

An Advent Journey with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | A Five-Part Series. Week One: Hope in the Darkness.

Advent Receptivity (Matthew 3:1-12)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

One way to hear the Advent Gospel message is to put ourselves in the shoes of all those people walking out to that desert to listen to John the Baptist.

Where Do “Thanks” Go After Thanksgiving Day?

by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

For most, but not for everyone, Thanksgiving is a day with lots of good things to eat, parades and football games to watch, family traditions to be celebrated.

Advent Reflections (Day 4)

by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 29, 2022 | Formation

Our Advent series examines the virtue of gentleness through daily reflections from the book “Seasons in Spirituality” by Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.

An Advent Journey With St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | Introduction

by Emily Stimpson Chapman | Nov 29, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Over the next four weeks, the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton will reflect on Mother Seton’s lifelong journey of Advent. Introduction.

Prepare the Way of the Lord Jesus

by Ross Dizon | Nov 29, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the King who comes to rule the earth with justice. We all have to repent and prepare for his coming. To prepare the way of the Lord, this is what all of John the Baptist’s being and doing is about. To prepare means, first of all, to preach repentance, to...