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A Polarized Church – Then and Now
by John Freund, CM | May 6, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Often, history can be boring. It seems little connected to our lives. That is unless it is our history!
The Heart of Jesus in the Spirituality of St. Louise de Marillac
by Famvin Media Resources | May 5, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments
In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus himself tells his followers: “Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart.” It was a text that Louise and Vincent loved to quote.
A Canadian View: What are Nature’s Laws?
by Jim Paddon | May 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The laws of Indigenous Peoples around the world are often referred to as “Nature’s Laws.”
Recounting Grace (Luke 24:35)
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
“They recounted how…he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.”
Advent Reflections (Day 24)
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 19, 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 Among Us (video)
by Vincentian Family Office | Dec 19, 2022 | Formation
One of the central mysteries of Saint Vincent de Paul’s spirituality is the Incarnation.
Living through the Death of Jesus Christ
by Ross Dizon | Apr 16, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus wears the crown of glory because he died for everyone (Heb 2, 9). If we share his death, he will have us living with him in glory. The wicked, true to the plots they were hatching against Jesus, cut him off from the land of the living (Jer 11, 19-20). But God,...
Harmony in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Apr 15, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
We must have the appropriate profile of president for our Councils and Conferences; otherwise, the harmony that governs our organization will end.
Learning from the littlest among us
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 14, 2019 | Formation
Slide presentation: Through the little ones of the world, God will offer us his blessings.
Share Your Saint? Saints and Scholars in Vincentian Europe
by Dee Mansi | Apr 14, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Which saint matters to you and why?
Vincentian Prison Ministry: Then and Now
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 12, 2019 | Formation
Tracing some of the history of the Vincentian Family and Prison Ministry, from the time of St. Vincent to today.
A Canadian View: Reconciliation (Part 1)
by Jim Paddon | Apr 11, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
A word that is heard and used often during the Lenten season is reconciliation.
Solidarity
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 10, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
A saving solidarity: when someone is suffering, not only sympathizing but carrying them through…doing something to lift the burden.
More Than the Appendix in Bed 404B
by John Freund, CM | Apr 10, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Doctors need to treat that appendix. But that appendix is not something in a laboratory dish. It is part of the many systems we call a person. And that person is part of many other systems.
Fill Up What is Lacking in Christ’s Afflictions
by Ross Dizon | Apr 9, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
On the cross, the one who bears our sufferings carries out fully our redemption. And to gaze at him mournfully and prayerfully is to pledge to fill up in our flesh what is lacking in his afflictions (see Col 1, 24). It is not that the work of Christ is not enough...