Yes! I figuratively rubbed shoulders with some 2000 bishops inside St. Peter’s! There are not many left who can say that.
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Dear Church
by Mary Frances Jaster | April 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
The privilege of being part of the Vincentian Family Justice Representatives also involves a serious responsibility to learn and grow with issues of social justice.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Lightness of Divine Mercy
by Elisabeth Scalia | April 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
For humans, finding a balance between justice and mercy is always difficult. But St. Elizabeth Ann Seton understood that God’s grace transcends earthly limits, and allows mercy to fall lightly from heaven on our hearts and minds.
Paying It Forward (Acts 2:42-47)
by Tom McKenna, CM | April 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In the Acts of the Apostles, we come across a behavior that is not quite self-explanatory.
Are There Any Roads You Have Not Taken?
by John Freund, CM | April 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Today I ask are there any roads I didn’t take… or maybe not followed far enough?
Public Transportation – Convenience, Hassle, or Lifeline?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Aug 24, 2023 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
A 2015 Harvard study found that access to reliable transportation is the biggest factor in determining whether someone will escape poverty and avoid homelessness.
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: A Person of Vincentian Holiness
by Shajan P Joseph CM | Aug 24, 2023 | Formation
The life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati from the perspective of Vincentian holiness.
Perishable, Yet Saving Just the Same
by Ross Dizon | Aug 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
The Word becomes flesh; the imperishable, perishable. And he shares in our humanity so that we may share in his divinity. Jesus says that he is the bread that came from heaven, which makes the Jews grumble. They are sure that he is from the same land as they and as...
Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? V
by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Vincent was “drawn into” the Sending that is always radiating out from God.
Clear and Expressed Preference for the Apostolate among the Poor
by Marta Marin, Misevi Colombia | Aug 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
We, the members of Misevi Colombia, are people of different ways of being.
Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla (1861-1936), Member of Society of St. Vincent de Paul
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 1, 2021 | Formation
Member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, martyr, patron saint of Romani people.
Life of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 30, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
A brief presentation of the biography of St. Justin de Jacobis.
Is the Our Father a Radical Prayer?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Jesus was a radical who was fully committed to doing God’s will. He showed us how radical he was when laid down his life for us. As he hung on the cross he said “Father, forgive them. They know not what they are doing.” Certainly the words of a radical!
Vincent de Paul: One of the great saints of history (Part 1)
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 29, 2021 | Formation
Fr. José María Román, C.M. speaks to us about the religious experience of Saint Vincent de Paul.
Poverty Eradication an Elusive Goal, a Human Tragedy
by Mary Ann Dantuono | Jul 29, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Global extreme poverty (<$1.90 USD per day) rose in 2020 adding an additional 119 million. By 2021 that number is expected to rise to 143 million.
“Come Apart For A While …” (Mk. 6:30)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 28, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
There’s a scene in chapter 6 of Mark’s gospel which has special appeal to anyone who has ever been caught up in an over-busy, fast paced life.