Formation
“All Are Welcome” … Really?
by John Freund, CM | September 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
We are many decades into the phenomenon of shopping for “gated communities” of like-minded people. So many do not experience that they are welcome.
A Journey Through Vincentian Spirituality – Part 4 (last)
by Mark Noonan CM | September 22, 2022 | Formation | 2 Comments
As part of Vincentian month, we welcome you to join us each week as Fr Mark Noonan CM brings us on a journey through Vincentian Spirituality over the next 4 weeks. This week we offer part 4 and last.
Homelessness – Our Heritage and Challenge
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | September 22, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
As we approach the feast of St. Vincent de Paul we can draw strength and be challenged by all that St. Vincent did. Many may not believe that one man could do all that Vincent did!
Acceptance — And Ingenuity (Luke 16:1-13)
by Tom McKenna, CM | September 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Scripture Scholars tell us that the meaning behind the word “parable” is curve, as in throwing a curve.
Vincentian Lay Missionaries – Going Forth in Synodality
by Vilma Ravelo G., MISEVI Colombia | Mar 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
At this time we are readying ourselves to take part in the GREAT VINCENTIAN MISSION OF BAJO CAUCA AND LA MOJANA SUCREÑA whose theme will be: “Baptized in the Spirit to participate in building the Reign of God.”
Lent 2023: Our Lady of Lourdes, With Anne DeSantis
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 7, 2023 | Formation
A video about the apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes and a reflection on how we can embrace the Blessed Mother’s example during Lent.
Reveal or Conceal God’s True Face
by Ross Dizon | Mar 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus’ food is to do the Father’s will and to finish his work. He thus keeps the true religion; he cannot but reveal...
Lenten Video Series: Day 4, Run To God
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 4: Run To God.
Lenten Video Series: Day 3, Thank You
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 3: Thank You
Prayer is…
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 28, 2020 | Formation
A reminder of all the beautiful ways that prayer is described in the Lenten Letter of Fr. Tomaž Mavrič. May prayer be at the center of my life, as it was for St. Vincent de Paul, Mystic of Charity.
Pope Francis on Lent – The Expected and Unexpected
by John Freund, CM | Feb 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
I should not have been but I was surprised by some of the things Pope Francis included in his Lenten Letter 2020
Lenten Video Series: Day 2, Heart of Love
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 27, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 2: Heart of Love
What Did St. Vincent Do For the Homeless of His Day?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Feb 27, 2020 | Collaboration, Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Vincent and Louise de Marillac were deeply committed to the education and moral formation of young people living on the streets or in dire conditions.
Lenten Video Series: Day 1, A Gift from God
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Feb 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This Lent, we offer to you the 2020 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 1: A Gift from God
Little Pieces of Light (Isaiah 58; Mt. 5)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Returning to the light imagery of Isaiah and Jesus, we’re enjoined not to deepen the dark by inaction but rather to let the light of our active compassion push back the gloom.
Pope Francis and Ozanam on Systemic Change
by John Freund, CM | Feb 26, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change
What do Pope Francis (2020), Pope Pius XI (1927) and Bl. Frederic Ozanam (1848) have in common?