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Journey Through Lent With Saints Vincent and Louise (March 05)

by Famvin Media Resources | March 4, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

St. Vincent and St. Louise speak to us in a brief quote for each day of Lent.

Lent: A Time to Withdraw to be Ourselves

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | March 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Jesus took with him Peter, James and John and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves (Mk 9:2; Mt17:1). This is how both St. Mathew and St. Mark begins the transfiguration narrative which is taken for the liturgical reading of the Second Sunday of Lent. St....

To Follow the Pope, as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Did

by Tom Hoopes | March 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

St. Peter is honored because despite his weaknesses, he loved and followed Jesus, and became the first pope. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton also chose a difficult path, when she answered God’s call, and entered the Catholic Church.

The Pope Video • For Victims of Abuse

by .famvin | March 4, 2023 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Victims of Abuse.

Doing What God Calls You To Do

by Josephine Lomasney, DC | Jun 17, 2023 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice

Sister Josephine Lomasney, DC, is a Daughter of Charity currently on mission in Emmitsburg, Maryland and ministering at Mother Seton School.

The Heart of Jesus In the Spirituality of Vincent de Paul

by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 16, 2023 | Formation

In his writings and conferences, St. Vincent makes many mentions of the Heart of Jesus. Learn more in this presentation based on an article by Fr. Robert Maloney, CM.

Following Mother Seton’s Path Into the Sacred Heart of Jesus

by Lisa Lickona | Jun 16, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Devotion to the Sacred Heart teaches us that the way of the saints is not about an abstract ideal or rules for life,...

Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent X

by John Freund, CM | May 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Go to Holy Mass every day, but do so with deep devotion…”

St. Louise de Marillac’s Gift to the Church

by Famvin Media Resources | May 16, 2021 | Formation

In this video Sr. Louise Sullivan, DC, explains that it took two special personalities– Louise de Marillac’s, and Vincent de Paul’s– to lead the Church forward in a recognition of its obligations to those in need.

Turning Point in Your Life. From the Smallest Beginnings

by Dee Mansi | May 15, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

How many of you can point exactly to when things changed for the better in your lives?

Learning From St. Louise During Her Mature Years

by Famvin Media Resources | May 14, 2021 | Formation

St. Louise had an appreciation of rationality balanced with compassion, judgment tempered with mercy, theory based on life experience, and justice blended with gentleness.

The “Before” and the “After” of the Ascension

by John Freund, CM | May 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

The question “why are you looking at the sky?” is addressed to us today. Today, we are those dazed apostles looking up rather than within and around ourselves.

How Did St. Vincent Help the Homeless of His Day

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | May 13, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

You may not believe that one man could do all that Vincent did!

Sustainable Development Goals, 9 and 10

by Jim Claffey | May 13, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.