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More Than (Matthew 20:1-16)
by Tom McKenna, CM | October 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
There’s an ancient (1964!) song entitled “More Than”– More than the greatest love the world has known/ this is the love I give to you alone.”
Putting Newest Cardinals in Their Place
by John Freund, CM | October 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In speaking to the newest group of Cardinals, Pope Francis reminds them … and us… of an often-ignored passage from the Acts of the Apostles.
Dare the Wise and Learned to Be Truthful
by Ross Dizon | October 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 24
by Famvin Media Resources | October 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 35
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
A Vincentian Way to be Christ’s Disciple and Missionary
by Mary Frances Jaster | Dec 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Ever wonder what it was like to be a missionary? Read this informational brochure from MISEVI International!
How Many Saints Do You Know?
by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
I grant there may be few among us who have had the privilege of meeting the likes of the saint we call Mother Theresa. Yet, you and I have touched, or been touched by, saints.
Believers, and Not Just Thinkers
by Ross Dizon | Nov 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the resurrection and the life. It is enough for us to be believers in him to conquer death. The problem of religion does not lie in those who are not believers but in those who are believers. It does not lie in the publican, but in the Pharisee that looks...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 1
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Educational Values – Part 6
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 30, 2022 | Formation
In this series Fr. Rooney explores the Values of Vincentian Education proposed by Daughter of Charity Sr. Louise Sullivan.
Ozanam: “The Origins of Socialism”
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Oct 29, 2022 | Formation, Renato Lima
Antoine-Frederic Ozanam, one of the seven founders of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP), was part of a young Catholic intellectual generation, deeply idealistic and active, socially and politically.
November 6: Vincentian Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 28, 2022 | Formation
Every November 6, the Church commemorates the saints martyred in the anti-clerical violence that took place during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). A number of them were from the Vincentian Family.
Bible in One Hand, Newspaper In the Other
by John Freund, CM | Oct 28, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
It popped up in a google search for material related to the words of a theologian “Pray with the bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.”
A Vincentian View: If you see something, do something
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 26, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
All of us have become familiar with the incentive that has become part of our national effort to protect each other and our country: “If you see something, say something.”
Ancestry.com and Mary’s memories!
by John Freund, CM | Oct 26, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Ancestry.com has some 30 Billion memories! These memories or historical records were valued at $4.7 billion in December 2020! Who knew?