Formation
Strong Resolve to Walk with Jesus
by Ross Dizon | June 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 3
by Famvin Media Resources | June 21, 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.
Origins of the “Angel of Love Foundation” (Costa Rica)
by Vincentian Family Office | June 20, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments
“Renewal of Vincentian Spirituality” Part 1
by Famvin Media Resources | June 19, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments
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Postcards from Folleville
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 20, 2023 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
A presentation on the history of Folleville, France, and especially its church, the place where a transformative moment in the life of St. Vincent took place on January 25, 1617.
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Bold Witnesses to Truth: Saint Sebastian and Mother Seton
by Tom Hoopes | Jan 20, 2023 | Formation
Their circumstances couldn’t be more different, but St. Sebastian and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton show us—each in their own way—how to speak truth to power as disciples of Christ.
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Saying Goodbye To My “Big Sister”
by John Freund, CM | Jan 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
We are all on a journey and our journeys have a pattern and overlap more than we realize. We are all on a journey to a “final frontier.”
The Pope Video • Families, Schools of Human Development
by .famvin | Aug 10, 2019 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Families, Schools of Human Development.
Interview with Bro. René Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity
by .famvin | Aug 9, 2019 | Formation, Vincentian Family
The .famvin Press Office interviews Bro. René Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity.
“Why Can’t a Woman Be More Like a Man?”
by John Freund, CM | Aug 9, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
“Why can’t a woman be more like a man?” “Why can’t a man be more like a woman?” These questions have been asked for centuries …
A Canadian View: To Seek and Find
by Jim Paddon | Aug 8, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Do we use the opportunity to seek and find what more is needed or what more can we do for a person or family?
A Vincentian View: A New Vision
by Pat Griffin, CM | Aug 7, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
We, too, receive the opportunity and encouragement to have a deeper vision into the person and mission of Jesus.
A Question That Built a City!
by John Freund, CM | Aug 7, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
The question that built a city! “Do you love your children?” When he received an affirmative response, he said: “Let’s work together, give them a future.”
Courageous, Watchful, Ready, Faithful
by Ross Dizon | Aug 6, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the leader of those to whom the Father sees fit to give the kingdom. Those who truly belong to him are courageous, watchful, ready, faithful. “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours,” taught Jesus earlier. Now he says that such...
The Mission in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Aug 5, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
In the case of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, its mission and vision are contained in the Rule, a document created in 1836 by our founders and that, after a few updates, reaches the 21st century with the same primitive spirit that guided our ancestors.
Hope Found at the Border: Vincentian Volunteers in El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico
by .famvin | Aug 5, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Each year, Colorado Vincentian Volunteers takes our volunteers to El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico to study the issues at the border. These are a few of their reflections.