Formation

Mayday! Mayday! – Pope Francis and Vincentian Voices

by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Mayday! Mayday! It’s the call that no airplane pilot or ship’s captain ever wants to make. Why? Because it means trouble. Big trouble!

Distinctive Mark of Christ’s Disciples

by Ross Dizon | May 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus is the proof that God loves us. Sent by God, he teaches us to love. He makes love the Christians’ distinctive mark and the means of salvation. Judas leaves so as to carry out fully the betrayal. And this treasonous leave is a distinctive sign that Jesus’ hour...

Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXXII

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

One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.

To the Virgin Mary With Saint Louise (Video)

by Famvin Media Resources | May 8, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments

A new video by the Daughters of Charity International is appropriate for both Mary’s Month of May and the Feast of St. Louise.

Advent Reflections (Day 26)

by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 21, 2022 | Formation

Our Advent series examines the virtue of gentleness through daily reflections from the book “Seasons in Spirituality” by Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.

God Is With Us | Week Four

by Emily Stimpson Chapman | Dec 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

An Advent Journey with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | A Five-Part Series. Week Four: God is With Us.

A Vincentian View: A Message for the Baptist

by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Are you surprised when John sends some of his disciples to Jesus to ask him who he is?

Together as Followers of Jesus Christ

by Ross Dizon | May 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus gives us the perfect example of love. He wants us, who call him ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ to do together also what he has done for us. Together are some followers of Jesus. They are less than twelve. The group, then, is not meant to represent Israel with its...

Reacting to New Ways of Thinking

by John Freund, CM | May 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

I don’t think I ever really appreciated how much of a radical change in thinking observant Jews were asked to make regarding their deeply held identity and beliefs. The Acts of the Apostles reveal the struggles to understand and accept a new way of thinking and living. It did not happen all at once.

“To Be Outside”: A “Spiritual” Experience!

by Denise El Khoury | Apr 30, 2019 | Formation

“Lazarus, come out! Jesus cried out (John 11, 43).” However, what does it mean “to be outside”?Summary of Mgr. Bruno-Marie DUFFÉ speech.

How Good it is to Help!

by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Apr 29, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Helping the poor is good for the one who helps, pleases God, fills us with blessings, fulfills the evangelical mission in a high degree of mercy…

Laudato Si’ and Homelessness

by Ewan Day-Collins | Apr 29, 2019 | Formation

One of the most important documents this century, Laudato si’ links climate change to poverty more powerfully than perhaps any previous assessment.

Feast of St. Gianna Beretta Molla: April 28

by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 28, 2019 | Formation

Today is the feast day of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, a modern-day Saint from Italy who was a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul as a young adult.