When we think about the celebration of Thanksgiving, one scriptural passage readily emerges from our Gospel readings.
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Public Transportation – Convenience, Hassle, or Lifeline?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | August 24, 2023 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
A 2015 Harvard study found that access to reliable transportation is the biggest factor in determining whether someone will escape poverty and avoid homelessness.
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: A Person of Vincentian Holiness
by Shajan P Joseph CM | August 24, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments
The life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati from the perspective of Vincentian holiness.
Prayer Visuals (I Kings: 19; Matthew: 14)
by Tom McKenna, CM | August 23, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Memories Keep Relationships Alive
by John Freund, CM | August 23, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In this Vincentian Mindwalk I invite you to explore some of the ways our memories help us understand Jesus asking us to “do this in memory of me.”
Brother Especially to the Outcasts
by Ross Dizon | Nov 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Shepherd and King, Jesus leads us and saves us. He is a brother to all, especially to those who are poor. He wants...
Will You Be Traveling For the Holidays?
by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
For many of my years, “Home for the Holidays” was in the back of most people’s minds come Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The Pope Video • For Families
by .famvin | Jun 4, 2022 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Families.
Terror in Ukraine: 100 Days of a Senseless War
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jun 3, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Formation, News
Today, the Russian military operation that culminated with the invasion of Ukraine reaches its 100th day.
A Video On St. Louise’s Pentecost “Lumière” Experience From Mission and Ministry Depaul University
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 3, 2022 | Formation
Journey with St. Louise de Marillac, to Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs church where she experienced a vision on Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 1623.
Questioning God’s First Question
by John Freund, CM | Jun 3, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Do you remember God’s first question? It’s one parents often ask their children. But it is also one that has many meanings according to the context.
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (Rev. 22: 16; Jn 17: 20-26)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The word Glory shows up frequently in the Scriptures, all those praises of God’s Glory and in particular Jesus’ petitions to His Father asking to give the disciples (and all of us) the Glory that the Father has given Him.
Memorial Day After Mass Shootings
by John Freund, CM | Jun 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
My feelings have been all over the lot after two mass shootings. The more I learn, the more intense my feelings.
Gifts of Christ Who Has Gone up to Heaven
by Ross Dizon | May 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ goes up to heaven and gives gifts to men and women. He wants them to grow up fully and be wholly human as he. We ask our Father in heaven many things. And the good things we ask for are summed up in his gift of the Holy Spirit (Lk 11, 13). Hence, this...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXXV
by John Freund, CM | May 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.
May 30: Blessed Marta Wiecka, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 29, 2022 | Formation
“The great things God does within a human soul are simple. Sanctity simply means love.” – Sr. Jozefa Watroba, D.C.