Formation

Living Lent in the “School of the Poor”

by Girolamo Grammatico | March 3, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, Reflections | 0 Comments

“Vincentian Lent” invites us to an inner journey of questions and reflections, placing humility and the preferential option for the poor at the center.

Lenten Letter Group Reflection – Part 2

by Famvin Media Resources | March 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Reflection for groups, on the Lenten Letter 2024 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family. Part Two: Personal Experience of Eucharistic Adoration.

The Social Scale is No More • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | March 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

"When this great God created us with the plan to require of us that pleasant duty of loving Him and this honorable tribute, he willed to place in us the seed of love, which is our resemblance to Him, so that we may not excuse ourselves, saying that we don't have the...

The Pope Video • For the martyrs of our day, witnesses to Christ

by .famvin | March 2, 2024 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the martyrs of our day, witnesses to Christ.

Faith: an Act of Will • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | May 11, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Dear friend, you are continually heading out on long and fatiguing journeys that are dangerous to your health (your...

John Joseph Lynch C.M., First Archbishop of Toronto

by Famvin Media Resources | May 10, 2024 | Formation

Learn about Archbishop John Joseph Lynch, C.M., who died on May 12, 1888.

The Ascension: What Mother Seton Found in the Sky

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.

Saying Goodbye To My “Big Sister”

by John Freund, CM | Jan 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

We are all on a journey and our journeys have a pattern and overlap more than we realize. We are all on a journey to a “final frontier.”

Young People: The Future… and the Now!

by Jim Claffey | Jan 19, 2023 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

I wonder if it’s even possible to say something new on climate change. There’s so much material available about it already, dissecting the issue from every angle

A Vincentian View: Ordinary Time

by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Our liturgical year has again arrived at its longest season. After the preparation of Advent draws us into the joyful celebration of Christmas, we move to “ordinary time” until Lent leads us into the Easter Season and Pentecost.

Dreamers – Martin Luther King and Many Others

by John Freund, CM | Jan 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

My parents were dreamers. Their dreams kept them going.

Preach the Good News to the Poor

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jan 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the one the Lord God has anointed with the Holy Spirit and has sent to preach the Good News to the poor. In Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. And the sacred writers and wise holy men and women bring them to light for us to see. We...