Formation

Creativity, a Vincentian Challenge

by Jim Claffey | June 8, 2023 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 2 Comments

One evening in the early 1970s, Michael Pachovas and a few friends wheeled themselves to a curb in Berkeley, Calif., poured cement into the form of a crude ramp, and rolled off into the night.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Beloved Daughter and Woman of the Trinity

by Lisa Lickona | June 7, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

Through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we can rest in the community of love that is the Triune God.

A Vincentian View: Pentecost Season

by Pat Griffin, CM | June 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

We call the several weeks that follow the celebration of Christmas, the “Christmas Season.” Similarly, many weeks follow the solemnity of Easter, and we refer to this stretch as the “Easter Season.”

I Asked the Wrong Question About the Trinity

by John Freund, CM | June 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

I never liked preaching on the Trinity. Few priests would place it at the top of their list of topics they like to preach about.

Commit to the Poor of Flesh and Blood

by Ross Dizon | Sep 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus goes about doing good; he loves in deed and truth. He does not just commit to an ideology. St. Vincent is like...

Simplicity In Our Living • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Sep 23, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

"I’m well aware that people think of simplicity in general as truth or purity of intention: truth, because it sees...

Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: How did Frederic Ozanam Visit the Poor?

by Javier F. Chento | Sep 23, 2023 | Formation

The service of the poor occupies such a prominent position in Ozanam's life that it becomes of interest to know how he...

Called to Evangelize and To Be Evangelized

by Mary Pimmel-Freeman, Director of Vincentian Mission Corps | Dec 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Attention to the realities of present-day society, especially to the factors that cause an unequal distribution of the world’s goods, so that we can better carry out our prophetic task of evangelization.

Advent Letter 2021 of Bro. René Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity

by Vincentian Family Office | Dec 6, 2021 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice

Bro. René Stockman has written an Advent Letter to his Brothers, Associate Members and Collaborators in the Apostolate:

A Vincentian Minute: Thoughts on Blessed Frederic Ozanam, Part 2

by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 5, 2021 | Formation

Fr. Aidan Rooney, C.M. presents the second episode of his video series on Blessed Frederic Ozanam, one of the principal thinkers of the Vincentian Way.