Formation

Mindwalking Keeps Surprising Me

by John Freund, CM | June 9, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

For me, ”mindwalking” is always a surprise!I never know where the surprise is hiding. I rarely end up where I thought I was going.

Doctrine of Discovery and Its Implications!

by Carol De Angelo, SC | June 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

As a member of the Vincentian Family Social Justice Advocates group, I am grateful that we have taken the time to delve more deeply into racism, white privilege, the legacy of Native American Boarding Schools in USA and Canada, and at our April meeting, the Doctrine of Discovery.

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.

St. Vincent de Paul and Mother Seton: A Match Made in Heaven

by Lisa Lickona, STL | Sep 25, 2023 | Formation

St. Vincent de Paul and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton weren’t holy card or fairy-tale figures, but flesh and blood human beings who struggled with earthly dreams.

A Vincentian Minute: Things About Vincent 02

by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 24, 2023 | Formation

Fr. Rooney talks about St. Vincent de Paul during the month of September, also known as “Vincentian Month”. This episode is called “Matters of the Heart”.

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...

Rejoice in the Lord, for He is Near

by Ross Dizon | Dec 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is near. He will rule the world and all peoples with justice. Hence, those who wait for him, and seek his kingdom, rejoice. The prophet Zephaniah bids those whom God has chosen to rejoice and sing with joy. For the Lord who fights for them and frees them is...

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

by John Freund, CM | Dec 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Vincent was convinced that the poor exist because society is badly organized and the wealth badly distributed.

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.