Formation
Roundabout Ways We Take to Get Our Way
by Ross Dizon | July 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 5
by Famvin Media Resources | July 5, 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.
“Renewal of Vincentian Spirituality” Part 3
by Famvin Media Resources | July 3, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments
July 9: St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | July 1, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments
In February of 1791, three missionaries including Fr. Francis Regis Clet, C.M., departed for China.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 14
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 31, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
A Vincentian Minute: Windows on Saint Vincent’s Vision (Part 11)
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 29, 2023 | Formation
In this series Fr. Rooney explores Fr. Jack Melito, CM’s inquiries into the experiences that shaped Vincent de Paul’s life.
The Story of the Daughters of Charity, Martyrs of Angers (Feast Day: February 1)
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 27, 2023 | Formation
The story of Bl. Marie-Anne Vaillot and Bl. Odile Baumgarten, Daughters of Charity martyred during the French Revolution on February 1, 1794.
Vincentian Influence on Catholic Social Teaching
by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2019 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change
Did you know how Vincentian Family members who set the stage and later advised Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 landmark statement of catholic social teaching “Rerum Novarum” (New Things)?
Learning Well from Our Master and Teacher
by Ross Dizon | Sep 3, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ is our one Teacher. Those who do not stop learning from him, following him on the way of the cross, are truly his disciples. Great crowds travel with Jesus. But quality matters to him more than quantity. He wants disciples who do not only go with him but...
The Vincentians and the Social Doctrine of the Church
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Sep 2, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Many Vincentians can study and know the foundations of the Social Doctrine of the Church when they participate in formation meetings.
Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) 2019
by Jessica Werner, VLM-USA | Sep 2, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
In July, nine men and women from VLM-USA traveled to Africa to work in communities in Jimma, Ethiopia, and Thigio, Kenya.
September 2: Congregation of the Mission Martyrs of the French Revolution
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 1, 2019 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
Blessed Louis-Joseph François, Blessed Jean-Henri Gruyer, Blessed Pierre-René Rogue, Blessed Jean-Charles Caron, and Blessed Nicolas Colin were martyred along with many others during the French Revolution on September 2 and 3, 1792 after they refused to take an oath that would have placed them under the authority of the state.
Ladies of Charity Advocacy in the Northeastern Region: Immigration and the DREAM Act
by .famvin | Sep 1, 2019 | Formation
Take a moment to watch this 2-minute video on Immingration and the DREAM Act produced by the Ladies of Charity USA Advocacy.
Blessed Ghèbre-Michael: Amazing Faith, Courage, and Love
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 30, 2019 | Formation
An intense hatred for the Catholic Church prevailed in Ethiopia during the lifetime of Blessed Ghèbre-Michael.
Compare the US Bishops of 1919 and 2019
by John Freund, CM | Aug 30, 2019 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Maybe it is true… “the more things change, the more they stay the same”! But the Gospel continues to challenge us.
Gaining Entrance
by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 28, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
“But anything you do to ‘gather together all your sisters and brothers from all the nations,’ brings with it entrance into the Kingdom of God.”