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by Famvin Media Resources | September 7, 2023 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
by Jim Paddon | September 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
As we approach the end of summer here in Canada, for myself and many others, we have had a summer of relaxation and an opportunity to enjoy time with family and exploring new and exciting parts of our vast nation.
by Daughters of Charity Services | September 7, 2023 | Formation, News | 1 Comment
Vincentian Values Week is set to launch later this month, running from September 25 – 29.
by Tom McKenna, CM | September 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
To get at a pivotal question in Matthew’s 23rd chapter, consider the distinction between two types of answers, one standard and the other personal.
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Dec 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
I remember what a priest once shared, during the season of Advent, on how his mother prepared her children for the...
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Dec 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
"Another thing that recommends simplicity to us in a wonderful way are those words of Our Lord: 'I confess to you,...
by Javier F. Chento | Dec 2, 2023 | Formation
Pope John Paul I, at the general audience held on Wednesday, September 13, 1978, greeted a group of newlyweds and told...
by Mark McGreevy | Jul 24, 2022 | Formation
The Second International Conference of the FamVin Homeless Alliance took place in Sevilla (June 7-9). During that time the participants reflected on the reality of refugees, displaced and abused individuals.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 22, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
A brief life of Father Felix deAndreis, C.M. (Slide presentation)
by Anna O'Neil | Jul 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
In the lives of these two saints – one so modern, the other so ancient – the Church reminds us of what it means to be a saint: staying close to Christ.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
My personal relationship with my grandparents is complicated. I never knew either my father’s or mother’s parents. Yet I know more about my great grandparents than just about anyone reading these words.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 20, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
One of Vincent’s instructions to the Daughters of Charity involved the decision on what to do when the obligation for prayer and the obligation for service collided.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 20, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
I have had a life-long interest in the family as an image of the sacramental marriages as “Mirrors of God’s Love” or the “church in miniature.”
by Ross Dizon | Jul 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the reason why God does not hold back from those who are steadfast in their prayers the blessings they ask for with trust. The teaching today is that we should be steadfast in our prayers. And it seems that what is good about being steadfast is that we annoy...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 17, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
This is the fifth in a series of presentations based on the article The Revitalization of Vincentian Spirituality, by John P. Prager, CM. Download PPT Download PDF...