Formation

Feast of St. Agostina Pietrantoni (November 13)

by Famvin Media Resources | November 4, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments

On November 13 we will celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Agostina Pietrantoni, an Italian Sister of Charity of St. Joan Antida.

Driving a Car For the Last Time

by John Freund, CM | November 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

In my mid-eighties, I knew the day would come when I would no longer drive.

A Canadian View: The Times, They Are A-Changing

by Jim Paddon | November 3, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

As I resume my Famvin articles, much has happened over the past summer months.

Looking Out and Looking Up (Luke 19:1-10)

by Tom McKenna, CM | November 2, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Luke’s 19th chapter begins with a story of “two people looking.”

Lent at the Vatican Museums: Art for meditation and prayer

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 21, 2023 | Formation

Every Friday during Lent, the Pope’s Museums are offering an artistic itinerary to meditate on the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus.

Journey Through Lent With Saints Vincent and Louise (March 21)

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 20, 2023 | Formation

St. Vincent and St. Louise speak to us in a brief quote for each day of Lent.

Saint Vincent de Paul and the Eucharist

by .famvin | Mar 20, 2023 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice

St. Vincent’s famous saying that “love is inventive to infinity” was his explanation of the Eucharist in his “Exhortation to a Dying Brother” in 1647

Medical People – Serving In Encampments and On the Street

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Apr 23, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

One question leads to another! Last week I reflected on what is involved in choosing to go to a shelter in this time of Pandemic. Since then I found myself asking, not whether I would go to shelter, but what would happen if I got sick on the street or in an...

Our Children and COVID-19

by Mary Ann Dantuono | Apr 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

According to UNICEF, children may be the hidden victims of COVID-19 as health systems buckle, borders close, and schools and businesses shutter.

Recounting The Good News (Lk 24:13-35)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

While not as central to faith as The Lord’s “doing this in remembrance of Me,” the recollecting we Vincentians do has its own way of bringing past graces into the now.

The Acts of the Apostles Are About Us – Today

by John Freund, CM | Apr 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

We can read the Acts of the Apostles as interesting history detached from our lives. Or we can read them as stories about real people – people like ourselves, people facing the same issues we do today.

Remember Jesus, His Works and Words

by Ross Dizon | Apr 21, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God and the Son of Mary, has risen! We should remember him and also preach him as our Good News (2 Tim 2, 8). We Christians love Jesus Christ although we have not seen him. And even though we do not see him now yet we believe in him...