St. John of the Cross and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton teach us how to empty ourselves before God as we journey towards Christmas.
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by Pat Griffin, CM | May 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
One of the great blessings of the Easter Season is the way in which the church directs our attention to the Acts of the Apostles in both the weekday and the Sunday readings.
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!
by Ross Dizon | May 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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.
by Lisa Lickona | Dec 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
St. John of the Cross and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton teach us how to empty ourselves before God as we journey towards Christmas.
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.
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.
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Pope Francis’ Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Christus Vivit (“Christ is Alive”), was released on March 25th of this year.
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...
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 26, 2019 | Formation
Sr. Némésia Valle (Sisters of St. Joan Antida) was beatified on this date in 2004 by Pope St. John Paul II.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Perhaps for the first time, I asked myself why did the breaking of the bread open their eyes more than seeing and listening to Jesus along the road.