Vincent’s father sent him to Dax for four years, for secondary studies to be able to secure an ecclesiastical benefice.
Formation
Louise de Marillac: Animator of the Confraternities of Charity
by Famvin Media Resources | April 19, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
In May 1629, Vincent de Paul made a request of Louise de Marillac. Would she accept going to Montmirail to visit the Confraternities of Charity established in that town and the neighboring villages?
Undervalued Gift
by John Freund, CM | April 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
I am finally becoming aware of the gift I have taken for granted all my life. The home we call Planet Earth. I suspect I am not alone in this.
Happiness
by Jim Claffey, CM | April 18, 2024 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
The annual World Happiness Report is out. But a lot of people won’t be happy.
Solidarity – in Life, Death, and New Life (Mark 14:1-15:47)
by Tom McKenna, CM | April 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
A remark I once overheard: “I don’t mind suffering when nobody knows about it – as long as somebody knows about it!”
Firewood for the Soul: Your Eyes, My Eyes
by Samantha Hill | Apr 15, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Wordplay 03
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 14, 2024 | Formation
Fr. Rooney reflects on the multiple meanings of “Vincentian” words. This week: Mercy experienced and expressed.
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Wordplay 02
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 7, 2024 | Formation
Fr. Rooney reflects on the multiple meanings of “Vincentian” words. This week: Charism – a double gift.
Renewal of vows of the Daughters of Charity explained
by Pauline Lawlor, D.C. | Apr 7, 2024 | Formation
On the feast of the Annunciation (usually March 25 but this year celebrated on April 8), Daughters of Charity all over the world will renew their vows. Why do the Daughters take annual vows? Listen as Sr. Pauline Lawlor, D.C., explains.
Surrounded by Angels
by Don Fulford | Apr 7, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Her story is so remarkable, much like those of many of our members. Their hearts are big, full of faith, and always full of hope.
Weaving God’s Plan • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
We, all of us, are like the weavers of the Gobelins, who, following out the pattern of an unknown artist, endeavor to match the threads of diverse colors on the wrong side of the loom, and do not see the result of their labor. It is only when the work is complete that...
Forming a community that shows the Lord’s love for all
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 5, 2024 | Formation
A presentation about Vincentian Spirituality.
How Mary Experienced Her Son’s Resurrection
by John Freund, CM | Apr 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
“How was your Easter?” How many times have you said that recently? Usually, it leads to a lively conversation about family gatherings, etc.
John 3:16 – Read It!
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
If you’ve watched any sports events over the last decades, you’ve seen banners held high, calling attention to a famous passage in John’s Gospel.
Easter People in a Good Friday/Holy Saturday World?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Some 60 years ago, I remember being struck by a question still relevant today. A great theologian, Johannes Hoffinger, asked: “if we are Easter People, why do we so often look like people in need of an aspirin?”
Through the Darkness to Easter Light with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
by Lisa Lickona | Apr 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
The example of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton shows us how to yield our lives to Christ, the Crucified One, that we might live.