Formation

Are All Your Vacation Pictures Perfect?

by John Freund, CM | June 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

The perfect picture we took during a family vacation showed more than we expected. The big-as-life billboard we did not notice ruined an otherwise perfect photo. Once back home there was little we could do to edit out what didn’t fit.

Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 10

by Famvin Media Resources | June 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.

A Missionary’s Voice: Do More…

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | June 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

I hope most of us have watched or heard about the 1948 Oscar Award winning Film, “Monsieur Vincent” directed by Maurice Cloche. It is an excellent and inspiring film, one that rewards repeated viewing. And no wonder, it is at the top of Vatican’s best films list....

A Vincentian Minute: The Body Adored

by Famvin Media Resources | June 25, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

“The Body Adored” – Fr. Rooney concludes his short series on the special feasts in the wake of the celebration of Pentecost.

On Doves and Serpents • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Oct 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

"In actual practice this virtue is about choosing the right way to do things. We should make it a sacred principle,...

Places of St. Vincent

by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 6, 2023 | Formation

Fr. Bruce Krause, C.M. prepared these PowerPoint slides of special places in the life of St. Vincent de Paul.

Missing the Point!

by John Freund, CM | Oct 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Been in a conversation where someone missed your point? I certainly have. I have, more times than I care to admit, been the one who missed the point.

The Congregation of the Mission: Revitalizing Our Identity

by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 21, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation

Some preparatory materials are being provided ahead of the 2022 CM General Assembly, for reflection and sharing. One of the documents is “The identity of the CM at the beginning of its fifth centenary” by Vinícius Augusto Teixeira, CM.

Pope Francis – Mothers Hold Things Together!

by John Freund, CM | Jan 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

We hope that everything will be all right and then, like a bolt from the blue, an unexpected problem arises. Our expectations clash painfully with reality.

Quick Quiz On Homelessness (Most Will Flunk)

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jan 20, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

Everything you thought you knew about the homeless population is wrong, at least if your source is the one most people cite- the media or your own personal experience.

A Vincentian View: The Synod and the Spirit

by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Whenever I have taught the Epistles of Paul or instructed lectors on these texts, I emphasize that one must read these letters as if they were addressed to oneself and to a Christian community gathered to hear them.

Pope Francis – Magi School of Seekers Visiting Professor

by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

I thought I was finished with the feast of the Epiphany for this year. Then I read the text of Pope Francis’ homily on the feast.

Program of the One Anointed with the Spirit

by Ross Dizon | Jan 18, 2022 | Formation

Jesus is Good News to the poor. To be such news is his program as the One that the Father has anointed with the Holy Spirt and sent. True to what the voice from heaven told him at his baptism, the Son takes up the Servant’s program. We heard two Sundays ago that...