Formation

A Canadian View: Servant Leadership

by Jim Paddon | March 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Servant leadership is term used within the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and is likely familiar with many branches of the Vincentian family.

Examination of Conscience In Light Of Catholic Social Teaching

by Famvin Media Resources | March 2, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

During our Lenten journey we examine, personally and as a community, ourselves and our actions.

Journey Through Lent With Saints Vincent and Louise (March 02)

by Famvin Media Resources | March 1, 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 Knock, With Father Richard Gibbons

by Famvin Media Resources | March 1, 2023 | Formation | 1 Comment

A video about the apparition of Our Lady of Knock, and a reflection on how we can embrace the Blessed Mother’s example during Lent.

Incarnation

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jul 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

There is an interesting story of an atheist who considered faith in the incarnation of Jesus as absurd. On a Christmas...

Following in the Footsteps of St. Louise

by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 2, 2023 | Formation

A video from the Daughters of Charity International.

July 9: St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M.

by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 30, 2023 | Formation

The author Thomas Davitt, C.M. suggests that although biographers and illustrators have tended to place all the emphasis on his martyrdom, Francis Clet was, before anything else, a confrere.

A Canadian View: The Preferential Option for the Poor, Part Four

by Jim Paddon | Feb 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Part Four: In recent years there has been considerable discussion and at times some confusion over the topics of The preferential option for the poor, systemic change and our Vincentian charism.

Lenten Video Series: Day 2, Prayer is a Pilgrimage

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 2: Prayer is a Pilgrimage.

Cynthia Griffith Tells It Like It Is!

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Feb 18, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

245,999 Evictions (in only 5 states) Have Been Filed During the Pandemic, Despite the Moratorium

Lenten Video Series: Day 1, Welcome

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 1: Welcome.

A Vincentian View: Dreamers

by Pat Griffin, CM | Feb 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Joseph, Vincent and Louise, Francis, and many others invite us to think about what is possible as we open our eyes to God’s grace for a different and better world.

Learning From a Vincentian Nobel Prize Nominee

by John Freund, CM | Feb 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

A Vincentian priest has made it his life’s work to “go out to the margins” of society and try to restore dignity to the “living scraps” of a “throwaway culture”. Pedro Opeka CM, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize… again.

Moments of Trial and Fall, Triumph and Grace

by Ross Dizon | Feb 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the Good News for all the moments of joy, light, sorrow and glory. Are we his followers such Good News? Matthew’s account of the temptation of Jesus has eleven verses; Luke’s, thirteen. But there are just two in Mark's. The two show that Jesus spends...