Formation

None Lower Than the Lord • A Weekly reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | August 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

"You know that Our Lord willed to be tried by all kinds of misery. ‘We have a High Priest,’ says Saint Paul, ‘who knows how to sympathize with our weaknesses because He has experienced them himself.’ (Hebrews 4:15) Yes, O Eternal Wisdom, You willed to experience and...

Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: The Original Service of Frederic to the Poor

by Javier F. Chento | August 19, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

At first, the original members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul were organized so that each one was in charge of a family to help. Frederic Ozanam was entrusted with a family of a mother, who worked ceaselessly, with five children, and a father who, as she told...

Collaboration has been part of our Vincentian story from the very beginning

by Famvin Media Resources | August 18, 2023 | Formation | 2 Comments

On August 23 we celebrate the anniversary of the founding by St. Vincent de Paul of the Ladies of Charity– the first organized expression of the Vincentian charism. This video explains that collaboration has been part of our Vincentian charism from the very beginning.

Fire – blessing or curse?

by John Freund, CM | August 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Fires are burning faster and hotter than ever before, and complex socio-economic factors are resulting in more people being affected by the effects of smoke, debris flows and other wildfire effects.

Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: A Kind Teacher, but also Fair and Severe

by Javier F. Chento | Nov 18, 2023 | Formation

Yet with all his kindness, his students had not found Frederic Ozanam an easy-going master. On the contrary, he was,...

Lessons of Frederic Ozanam: Community Service as a Learning Experience

by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 17, 2023 | Formation

Frederic Ozanam believed in the value of experience, thoughtfully reflected upon. From an article by Raymond L. Sickinger, Ph.D.

Real or Fake – Spotting the Difference

by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Sometimes, it is very difficult to spot the difference between the “real thing” or an imitation.

A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Resurrection and New Life Part 3

by Famvin Media Resources | May 22, 2022 | Formation

Fr. Rooney asks us to remember that Easter is a season of deepening our faith. This week: “The Vincentian Easter Way.”

Saints Vincent and Louise, Daughters of Charity Care For the Mentally Ill

by Famvin Media Resources | May 20, 2022 | Formation

A presentation about the early work of our founders in caring for the mentally ill in 17th century France.

Mother Teresa’s “call within a call”

by John Freund, CM | May 20, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

People, myself included, assumed that “call within a call” means a vocation within her vocation to religious life.

Ukraine: Where’s the United Nations?

by Jim Claffey | May 19, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Formation, Reflections

Why didn’t the United Nations prevent the war in Ukraine? Isn’t it supposed to keep the peace?

Hearing The Voice (John 10:1-10)

by Tom McKenna, CM | May 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Years ago, walking along a crowded beach, I came upon a group of people gathered around a crying, screaming child.

Do You Do the Dishes?

by John Freund, CM | May 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Calls for social change are quickly politicized …therefore quickly colored red or blue, rarely purple. I wonder how St. Vincent would be colored?

Upset, Dismay, Annoy, Distress

by Ross Dizon | May 17, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the peace between natives and foreigners, whites and blacks, men and women. One, then, need not be upset by the other. Jesus says good-bye at length to his disciples. For he wants them to keep their faith in him; he does not want trials to upset them. No,...

Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXXIII

by John Freund, CM | May 17, 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.