Fr. Rooney extends the Sunday Scriptures for Vincentians.
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The Pope Video • For Pilgrims of Hope
by .famvin | December 7, 2024 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Pilgrims of Hope
Advent from a Vincentian Perspective, Part 3: The Call to Service: Active Charity during Advent
by .famvin | December 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Advent is a season of waiting and anticipation, a time of preparation for the coming of Christ. Yet, this waiting is not passive— it invites us to active participation in the unfolding of God’s love in the world.
Three Invitations of Blessed Marcantonio Durando, C.M. to the Vincentian Family
by Famvin Media Resources | December 6, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
The feast day of Blessed Marcantionio Durando, C.M. is December 10. He has three invitations to us as a Vincentian Family today.
Who Knows?
by John Freund, CM | December 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
There is a story about an old Chinese farmer who lived in ancient times. He was the envy of his rather small village because unlike most of the other farmers, he possessed a horse.
Assisting the Poor is Way More than Giving them Bread • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Dec 14, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Help is humiliating when it appeals to men from below, taking heed of their material wants only, paying no attention...
Advent from a Vincentian Perspective, Part 5: Advent: A Time for Conversion and Solidarity with the Poor
by .famvin | Dec 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
For Vincentians, this time is particularly significant, as it invites personal conversion and a renewed commitment to justice and solidarity with the poor.
Could Jesus Be In the Details?
by John Freund, CM | Oct 25, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus in the details! Did you do a double take?“ Isn’t it “the devil is in the details!”
How to Make Charity more Effective, from the Perspective of the Poor?
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Oct 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
In the spiritual and charitable journey of Vincentians, we are constantly called to be not only “hands that offer help”, but “hearts that understand”, “eyes that see” and “ears that listen”. Charity, to be truly effective, must start from the point of view of those who receive it: the poor and those on the margins of society.
Make Room…Here Come The Young
by Jim Claffey | Oct 24, 2024 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The United Nations on September 20th had a very different feeling. Or vibe, as the younger generation would say.
Synodality In The Vincentian Charism – Part Three (Final Part)
by Mª Isabel Vergara Arnedillo, D.C. | Oct 24, 2024 | Famvin 2024, Formation
This research is the Master’s Thesis of the “Masters in Vincentian Studies” program of Sister María Isabel Vergara Arnedillo, current Visitatrix of the Spain-East Province of the Daughters of Charity.
A Vincentian View: Jesus and Psalm 133:1
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Praying and preaching the psalms has been one of my great joys for many years. The opportunity to take a psalm and reflect upon its meaning has challenged me to study its context and appreciate its message.
This Train Is Bound For Glory
by John Freund, CM | Oct 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
I lived with a Vincentian who was a railroad buff. The walls of his room were covered with scenic railroad posters. With joy he would tell you that he had ridden every major railroad in the US.
On October 24 we celebrate the feast of St. Luigi Guanella
by .famvin | Oct 22, 2024 | Formation, Vincentian Family
The spirituality of Louis Guanella can be understood as a unique confluence of the spirituality of the “saints of charity” such as St. Francis of Assisi, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Joseph Cottolengo, and St. John Bosco, with the spirituality of the “saints of mystical contemplation” represented by St. Catherine of Siena and St. Teresa of Avila.
Open the Eyes of the Blind Who Want to See
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Oct 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus brings light on those who live in the dark and guides our feet into the way of peace. Hence, he seeks to open the eyes of the blind. Jesus does not fail to open the eyes of a blind man, Bartimaeus, who keeps crying out, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!”...
Contemplation: Be a Moment for Others
by Tim Williams | Oct 22, 2024 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Conversion is a lifelong process of turning our hearts towards God through small moments of grace, often unrecognized at the time, as we both encounter God in others and act as His instruments of love, potentially becoming a moment of conversion for someone else.