Formation
Journey Through Lent With Saints Vincent and Louise (March 24)
by Famvin Media Resources | March 23, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments
St. Vincent and St. Louise speak to us in a brief quote for each day of Lent.
Lent 2023: Our Lady of Siluva, With Father Patrick J. Griffin, CM
by Famvin Media Resources | March 23, 2023 | Formation | 2 Comments
A video about the apparition of Our Lady of Siluva and a reflection on how we can embrace the Blessed Mother’s example during Lent.
“Homelessness is a silent war on children”
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | March 23, 2023 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
Journey Through Lent With Saints Vincent and Louise (March 23)
by Famvin Media Resources | March 22, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments
St. Vincent and St. Louise speak to us in a brief quote for each day of Lent.
Seton Shrine Offering Retreats To Those Who Need Them Most
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 30, 2023 | Formation
Watch a video to hear one of the retreatants tell his story.
Four + One (Gospels) • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Jul 29, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
"As for myself, I don’t know, but God has given me such a high esteem of simplicity that I call it my Gospel. I have...
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Comparison Between the Lives of Vincent de Paul and Frederic Ozanam
by .famvin | Jul 29, 2023 | Formation
Despite the distance of two centuries between them, there are — in the biographies of Vincent de Paul and Frederic...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent IX
by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Take care to give an account of your prayer as soon as possible after making it.”
St. Louise’s Road to Humility
by Famvin Media Resources | May 9, 2021 | Formation
A presentation from Chapter 15 of “Louise de Marillac: Come Winds or High Waters” by Élisabeth Charpy, D.C., (2018).
“Be Merciful, As Your Father is Merciful,” the New Book of Brother René Stockman
by Vincentian Family Office | May 8, 2021 | Formation, News
Brother René Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity, has published a new book titled Be Merciful, As Your Father is Merciful.
The Pope Video • The World of Finance
by .famvin | May 8, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: The World of Finance.
Louise de Marillac and the Priests of the Mission
by Famvin Media Resources | May 7, 2021 | Formation
Louise reflected on what she came to know about the early Congregation of the Mission and, as she liked to do with the important events of her life, she put her reflections into writing. The relationship and collaboration between St. Louise, the Daughters of Charity,...
Mary and the Mommy School
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Three words sum up Mary’s attitude: listening, decision, action. They are words that point out a way for us too as we face what the Lord asks of us in life. Listening, decision, action. (Pope Francis)
Public Transportation – Convenience, Hassle, or Lifeline
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | May 6, 2021 | 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.
Setting Out (Acts 9:1-20)
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 5, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
As far as beginnings go, we’d have to look far and wide to find something more dramatic than the one portrayed in chapter 9 of the Acts of the Apostles: Paul knocked over and blinded on that Damascus road.
Wide-angle View of the Vincentian Family
by John Freund, CM | May 5, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
We are people with a mission…to do what Jesus did. Pople who use the skills of their profession in frontline “field hospitals” or mobilize those who are committed to “seeking long-term solutions.”