Formation

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?

Burn with Zeal for the Kingdom of God

by Ross Dizon | August 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus cannot but burn with zeal for God’s kingdom. For he has come to proclaim it, to bring it in, and to bring it about to the full. In many places, trees, houses and other things burn in fires. We are sorry, of course, for the deaths, losses and harm that fires...

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.

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.

Did the Pharisees Get It RIght About Christ the King?

by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

After Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” Jesus did not. Why?

The Core Belief (Lk 20:27-38)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 20, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Developmental psychologists point to a foundational experience in the life of a child whose effects ripple through the rest of life.

Discern and Welcome Christ’s Kingship

by Ross Dizon | Nov 19, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus has come to serve and give his life as a ransom for all. Those who belong to him discern and welcome his kingship. The inscription on the cross proclaims Jesus as the king of the Jews. And it is the truth: he is the king of the Jews and of the universe. But who...