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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.

Do You Prefer Courtrooms or Banquet Halls?

by John Freund, CM | September 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

If I asked you, I suspect most, without having any further details, would say they would rather be in a banquet setting than a court of law.

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...

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 19

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.

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?

Communion among Ourselves and with Others

by Ross Dizon | Feb 25, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus does not look out for his interests, but for those of others. To follow him we need to be in communion among ourselves and with others. The devil seeks to break up Jesus’ communion with others. For what he is after is for Jesus to turn his back on his calling...