Formation
Lent 2023: Our Lady of the Golden Heart, With Dr. Julie Burkey
by Famvin Media Resources | February 28, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments
A video about the apparition of Our Lady of the Golden Heart, and how we can embrace the Blessed Mother’s example during Lent.
Visions of a Better Future of Glory
by Ross Dizon | February 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
‘They Possess God’: Mother Seton and Blessed John of Fiesole
by Lisa Lickona | February 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
It’s no wonder that Mother Seton and Blessed John of Fiesole, the Dominican friar known as Fra Angelico, experienced God so intensely in Italy, a land of splendid Catholic art and liturgy.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 18
by Famvin Media Resources | February 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
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Frederic Laporte, the Grandson That Frederic Ozanam Did Not Get To Know
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jun 29, 2023 | Formation
According to the chronicles, the grandson was very much like his grandfather Frederic Ozanam.
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Hearing God’s Love (Matthew 10:26-33)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
We readily readily recognize the Sacred Heart of Jesus as the symbol of his great love for us. But as we know from the experience of many, this message given is often enough a message not received.
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Are All Your Vacation Pictures Perfect?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 28, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
The perfect picture we took during a family vacation showed more than we expected. The big-as-life billboard we did not notice ruined an otherwise perfect photo. Once back home there was little we could do to edit out what didn’t fit.
Lenten Letter 2021 From Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Feb 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
After the dramatic events of last year as the suffering caused by wars, natural disasters, and famine was compounded by the pandemic of COVID-19, our faith calls us to live this new year 2021 in hope, even in situations that are, humanly speaking, hopeless.
Hands Outstretched to the Quarantined
by Ross Dizon | Feb 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus stretches out his hand to the quarantined, marginalized, excluded, unclean. His followers are to stretch out their hands to them, too. The law asks quarantine for those with leprosy, though this may be no more than a skin eruption. And others should not touch...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Bags Full of Knowledge
by John Freund, CM | Feb 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
How do those who are poor “send us back to our poverty”?
Prayer on the Peripheries
by .famvin | Feb 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Since the appearance of COVID-19 in our midst, the manner in which we reach out to people, the manner in which we communicate with one another has changed in dramatic ways.
What does Blessed Rosalie Rendu teach us today?
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 7, 2021 | Formation
Presentation adapted from an article by Fr. Jean-Pierre Renouard, C.M.
A Vincentian Response to Climate Change
by Sr. Donna Geernaert, SC Halifax | Feb 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Since the publication of Laudato Si in May 2015, several faith-based groups have initiated projects intended to support work in ecological conservation, environmental activism, and advocacy for climate justice.
February 7: Feast Day of Blessed Sister Rosalie Rendu
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 7, 2021 | Formation
Jeanne-Marie Rendu was born in Confort, France. In 1802, she entered the mother house of the Daughters of Charity in Paris, taking the name of Sister Rosalie. She was appointed to visit the Mouffetard district of Paris, a very poor area, with a bad reputation....
Create a Compassionate, Fairer and Interconnected World
by Mary Ann Dantuono | Feb 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As part of the Vincentian Family advocacy and education at the UN, we are hosting a webinar event on Tuesday, February 9 at 1:15-2:30 pm ET and invite your participation.
The Pope Video • For Women who are Victims of Violence
by .famvin | Feb 6, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Women who are Victims of Violence.