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Daring to Follow Christ: A Lenten Reflection
by Famvin Media Resources | February 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Lenten Reflection based on a letter by Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.
Longing for Belonging … Parish Possibilities
by John Freund, CM | February 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Belonging is “the feeling of security and support when there is a sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identity for a member of a certain group.”
A Greater Love: Facing Lent with Mother Seton and Saint Scholastica
by Lisa Lickona | February 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
As Lent approaches, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Scholastica remind us to examine our hearts and prioritize and cultivate a fervent desire for God.
A Vincentian View: The Eucharist and Vatican II
by Pat Griffin, CM | February 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Each year I select a theme that gives direction to one/some of the programs that I organize at St. John’s University.
A Vincentian Minute: The Fire Inside
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 11, 2023 | Formation
“Living in Imitation of the Trinity” – Fr. Rooney continues a short series on the special feasts in the wake of the celebration of Pentecost.
“How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time” Reflection on Vincentian Virtues
by Zeracristos Yosief, C.M. | Jun 11, 2023 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
To the question “how do you eat an elephant?” a wise man answered “one bite at a time.”
Christmas 2020: Friendship and Hope
by Henrike van Riel | Dec 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
2020 started so beautifully for me. At the beginning of January, I attended a large meeting of the Vincentian Family in Rome, along with some other members from the Vincent de Paul Center.
Amazing and Challenging Good News
by Ross Dizon | Dec 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
In an amazing way, God becomes the son of the human family, so that we may belong to the family of God. The parents find amazing what they hear about their baby boy. It is as though an angel never brought them the amazing Good News about their son. But that is how the...
Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Serving with Love and Creativity
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 25, 2020 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Two videos illustrate just a few of the many ways that the St. Vincent de Paul Society is adapting with creativity to this year’s realities in different regions of the USA.
Recognizing the Child Jesus Today
by John Freund, CM | Dec 25, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Some stories need no comments. Here is the story of a new mother recognizing who she was caring for…
Christmas – Testing Positive In a Homeless Shelter
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Dec 24, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
I never cease to be amazed at how many times Invisible People stops me as they give voice to situations I had not thought of.
Advent Prayer from SVDP Young Adult Center
by Darcy O’Hara | Dec 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
The St. Vincent De Paul Young Adult Center invites participants to transform the way they see the world, following the examples of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac.
A Vincentian View: And this will be a sign for you…
by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This year something different in the Christmas readings captured my prayer and attention. Perhaps it suggests the times and the disposition of my mind and heart.
2020 Christmas Message of Father Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., the President of the Vincentian Family Executive Committee
by Tomaž Mavrič, C.M. | Dec 23, 2020 | Formation
2020 Christmas Message of Father Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., the President of the Vincentian Family Executive Committee:
Incarnation – Call To Change
by John Freund, CM | Dec 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Jesus came to change our minds, not God’s! The Word became flesh to show us what God’s message and way of thinking looks like when lived humanly. Jesus is the living model of world-changing systemic change.