Formation

What It Means to Pray Without Ceasing According to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

by Danielle Bean | May 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

God doesn’t want a casual relationship. He wants us to turn to him in everything we do. As St. Elizabeth Ann Seton says: “He wants us to lift our hearts to him. Always.”

Speaking to God Through Scripture with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

by Kathleen N. Hattrup | May 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton found in Sacred Scripture a path to God. Her life embodied what the Second Vatican Council called the “force and power in the word of God” that becomes the “support and energy of the Church.”

The Shining Gaze (Ps 4:7a; Lk 24:36-80)

by Tom McKenna, CM | May 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

A favorite verse, Psalm 4, reads: “Lord, let your face shine upon us.” It summons up a very warm and private kind of experience that each of us in our own way can recognize.

Mayday! – Pope Francis and Vincentian Voices

by John Freund, CM | May 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Mayday! Mayday! It’s the call that no airplane pilot or ship’s captain ever wants to make. Why? Because it means trouble. Big trouble!

A Closer Walk (John 2:13-25)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Early in St. John’s gospel, we see Jesus resolutely striding into the outer courtyard of the Jerusalem Temple, a space bordering on what the Jewish people acknowledged to be God’s own Dwelling place.

“Real Families”

by John Freund, CM | Mar 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

In my active years of helping families, I often heard two seemingly contradictory thoughts about parents in “real families.”

Lenten Conferences of Fr. Lacordaire No. 23

by .famvin | Mar 20, 2024 | Formation

Lenten Series of reflections taken from the Conferences of the Rev. Lacordaire.

Illustrations in the Common Rules of the Congregation of the Mission

by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 12, 2024 | Formation

Father John Rybolt, C.M. describes and analyzes the two engravings in the original edition of the Common Rules of the Congregation of the Mission.

Why Was Jesus Baptized?

by John Freund, CM | Jan 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

In the back of my head, I have wondered why Jesus was baptized. After all, Jesus is the Son of God. He is sinless. There had to be something more.

Leaving No One Behind: A Promise and a Challenge for our Age

by Dr. Linda M. Sama | Jan 11, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

How can we leave anyone behind? How can we turn our backs on those who need us most?

Her Doing Heart: Key Relationships in Elizabeth Seton’s Life (Part 2)

by .famvin | Jan 10, 2024 | Formation

Sr. Margaret John Kelly, DC, wrote the following excellent article on Mother Seton. In this series we present her article in six parts. (Part 2)

The Light That Beckons (Mt 2: 1-12)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Jan 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Stories can bring delight. And if there ever was a story that has sparked delight among believers, it’s the one about those three travelers from the East…

Vincent As a Seeker

by John Freund, CM | Jan 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Some time ago, I offered a reflection on “The Magi School For Seekers.” It was based on a homily Pope Francis gave, presenting the Magi as showing the path for modern-day “seekers.”

Fill Our Life with Jesus Christ

by Ross Dizon | Jan 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the bread of life. Those whose life is full of him have their fill. To go to him and to believe in him is to hunger and thirst no more. To fill their life with Jesus Christ is one of the things that missionaries are to remember (SV.EN:276). And all those,...