Formation
Are You Looking Up… or Around You?
by John Freund, CM | August 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A late 19th-century artist, James Tissot, graphically posed a question for us today. In his depiction of the Ascension, he asks, “Why do you stand looking up into heaven? (Act 1:11)
The Passion of Jesus and the Passion of Jean Gabriel Perboyre
by André Sylvestre, CM | August 30, 2022 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
Followers of Jesus, Thinking, Wise
by Ross Dizon | August 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 13
by Famvin Media Resources | August 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
Journey Through Lent With Saints Vincent and Louise (February 28)
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 27, 2023 | Formation
St. Vincent and St. Louise speak to us in a brief quote for each day of Lent.
Saint Louise de Marillac and the Eucharist
by .famvin | Feb 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
When I receive Communion, do I feel in my very being that I am part of the Communion of Saints, united with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit?
Journey Through Lent With Saints Vincent and Louise (February 27)
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 26, 2023 | Formation
St. Vincent and St. Louise speak to us in a brief quote for each day of Lent.
What Are the Two Greatest Systemic Changes in Human History?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
A quick quiz! What are the two greatest systemic changes in human history? (Here’s an important clue – They are interrelated!)
Diaries of a Vincentian: I Know
by Anja Bohnsack | Dec 31, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
He looked at me with tears in his eyes and without the need for any words they seemed to quietly, pleadingly ask me, ‘Why?’
Boundaries That Needs Opening
by Ross Dizon | Dec 31, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the salvation that God has prepared in the sight of all peoples. He opens boundaries: between God and human beings; between us and others. The Word has become flesh through the motherhood of Mary. And being thus uniquely God and man, Jesus becomes the one...
Vincentian Prayer Images: The Darkness That Keeps Us From Seeing Our Tables
by John Freund, CM | Dec 31, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
There is a darkness in our own minds that keeps us from seeing who is missing at our tables.
The Commandment of Love
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Dec 30, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
As members of the Vincentian Family we need to savor the inexhaustible well-spring of virtue and the examples of holiness of our predecessors.
Key Role of Friendship in the Life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 29, 2019 | Formation
Deep friendships were extremely important to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, and she made every effort to keep in close contact with them. (SlideShare presentation)
Strength of the Weak and Fearful
by Ross Dizon | Dec 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus himself is the proof that strength, becomes perfect in weakness. Christians, then, cannot but be weak, and so, strong (2 Cor 12, 9-10). Matthew, more than the other evangelists, speaks of the words of Scriptures reaching their fulfillment in Jesus. He portrays...
Frederic Ozanam and Servant Leadership
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 27, 2019 | Formation
Frederic never aspired to a position of leadership (but in reality, he was a leader) nor did he ever attempt to utilize his position for personal gain.
Historic Meeting of Over 100 Branches of the Vincentian Family
by John Freund, CM | Dec 27, 2019 | Formation, News
For the first time, Superiors and Presidents of the more than 150 branches that make up the Vincentian Family will meet in Rome, Italy from January 8 to 12, 2020.