Formation

Heavens Tell the Story of God

by John Freund, CM | August 12, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

What does it mean that Mary is the Queen of Creation?

Caregiving

by Marie A. Copeland | August 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

No matter how you arrive at the role of caregiver, whether suddenly or gradually, there is a spiritual component to caregiving.

The Treasures’s Location (Hebrews 11:1-19; Lk. 12:32-48)

by Tom McKenna, CM | August 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

“For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” (Lk 12:34)These words of Jesus shine a light on what it is that a given society values — what it treasures most, what tops its list of things most sought after?

If These Moccasins Could Speak!

by John Freund, CM | August 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Have you ever walked a mile in another’s moccasins? … in the moccasins of their sufferings?

Tempt Someone Is Not What God Does

by Ross Dizon | Feb 21, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus let the devil tempt him just as we are tempted, though he did not sin. Hence, he can feel for us who are weak,...

Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 17

by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 21, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

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

Evangelizers of New Lands: Saints Cyril and Methodius, and Elizabeth Ann Seton

by Tom Hoopes | Feb 20, 2023 | Formation

Though more than a millennium separates us from the evangelical mission of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and two centuries from Mother Seton, their approach to evangelization is a model for the Church today.

Thanksgiving with Mary … and a Dangerous Memory

by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

Mary’s Magnificat is a dangerous memory. Mary not only gave thanks for this revolution. She intuitively realized she was part of the revolution.

Forward March towards Our Lord Jesus

by Ross Dizon | Nov 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus Christ is the leader and perfecter of faith. Fixing our eyes on him, we go forward with firm decision to reach what lies ahead. St. Paul says that “our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.” The saying shows that, for him, time moves forward. That...

Vincentian Prayer Images: Giving Leads To Blessings

by John Freund, CM | Nov 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

As we give thanks let us “pay it forward”!

Justice and the Members of the Vincentian Family

by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Nov 25, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Divine justice is one of the Beatitudes that Jesus spoke about during his sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12).

The Sisters of Holmes County, Mississippi, Integral to the Community

by Dan Stockman, GSR | Nov 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Three sisters are continuing the ministries of Sr. Paula Merrill, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky, and Sr. Margaret Held of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee.

Advent Letter 2019 by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM

by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 22, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

In this year’s Advent letter, Fr Tomaž Mavrič, CM invites us to look at God’s provident love, and to reflect on some key texts of St Vincent de Paul.

Video Documentary On the Missionary Servants of the Blessed Trinity

by .famvin | Nov 22, 2019 | Formation, Other Branch News

This documentary tells the story of the Missionary Servants of the Blessed Trinity: A Power For Good. Tomorrow, Nov. 23, is the anniversary of the death of founder Fr. Thomas A. Judge, C.M.