Formation
Magi School for Seekers – Open Enrollment
by John Freund, CM | January 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Anyone seeking health insurance or entrance into a school knows the term “open enrollment.” Triggered by a Pope Francis’ homily on the feast of the Epiphany,
Give Witness to the Lamb of God
by Ross Dizon | January 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 11
by Famvin Media Resources | January 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
Vincentian Voices Network for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
by Jim Paddon | January 9, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
The Vincentian Voices Network (VVN) seeks to find ways to give a voice to the voiceless.
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I Thought My Mom Knew Everything
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
As a little boy, I thought my Mom knew everything!With eyes in the back of her head, she would always catch me when I was doing something wrong!
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Emmanuel, That Is to Say, God-with-Us
by Ross Dizon | May 16, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end, is Emmanuel, God-with-us. He is...
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Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 4
by Famvin Media Resources | May 16, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
A Vincentian View: A Shepherd’s Prayer
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Scholars generally divide the 23rd Psalm, the so-called Shepherd’s Psalm, into two parts.
The Focus of Prophecy and Pope Francis
by John Freund, CM | Oct 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
“I would like to invite you to go on a journey together… I am calling it a journey because it requires a shift, a change.” Pope Francis
Trap Is All It Is, There Is No Doubt
by Ross Dizon | Oct 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus probes the heart and searches the mind. That is why those who seek to catch him and set a trap for him fall into it themselves. The Pharisees and their followers are against the payment of taxes to Caesar. The Herodians, on the other hand, are for it. But it...
Vincentian Prayer Images: A Question for Vincent
by John Freund, CM | Oct 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
How would Vincent answer a question about feeling hopless or useless during this time of pandemic?
To Love Another Person is to See the Face of God (Part II)
by .famvin | Oct 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
The closing lines of the musical production of the Hugo’s Victors novel are quite powerful: to love another person is to see the face of God. (Part II)
AIC Short Videos on the Vincentian Virtues, Part 1: Humility
by AIC Training Team | Oct 11, 2020 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity
Three videos, on humility, are presented by Fathers of the Congregation of the Mission.
Poverty is a Personality Defect
by Dee Mansi | Oct 11, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Are Vincentians doing enough to ensure there is the preferential option for the poor?
Diaries of a Vincentian: Our return from Kenya to Germany
by Sister Magdalena | Oct 11, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
At the end of March this year we were told, all of a sudden, that we – Sr. Lucia, Sr. Dorothea, Sr. Zeituni and I – had to leave Kenya as soon as possible.
“Fratelli tutti” – New Encyclical of Pope Francis
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 10, 2020 | Formation, News
Last Sunday, October 4, the third encyclical of Pope Francis was presented, entitled “Fratelli tutti” in which the Holy Father reflects on fraternity and social friendship.