Formation
Multi-faceted Louise de Marillac: “A Saint for Everyone” (Video)
by Famvin Media Resources | May 7, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments
On May 9 we will celebrate the feast day of Saint Louise de Marillac. Learn more in this video by the Daughters of Charity International.
St. Louise de Marillac: An Outgoing Woman Full of Tenderness
by Famvin Media Resources | May 6, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments
One of the most outstanding and perhaps least commented upon aspects of St. Louise’s character is her tenderness.
A Vincentian Woman “Out of the Shade”
by Famvin Media Resources | May 6, 2022 | Formation | 1 Comment
A reflection by Sr. Betty Ann McNeil, D.C. about Saint Louise as an unlikely agent of social transformation.
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!
How Many Languages Does Mary Speak?
by John Freund, CM | Dec 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
In a sense, I have never outgrown the “why” stage of childhood. Parents may realize it is all part of children trying to understand their world.
Advent Reflections (Day 25)
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 20, 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.
Contemplate the Baby Lying in the Manger
by Ross Dizon | Dec 20, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Savior, Messiah and Lord. To know and accept him, we first have to contemplate the baby lying in the...
A Vincentian View: Innocent
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 17, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
As we reflect upon the meaning of the cross in this Holy Week, the third evangelist’s writing draws us to consider the suffering of the faultless in an emphatic way.
Frederic Ozanam and the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
by Thiago Tibúrcio | Apr 17, 2019 | Formation
Frederic Ozanam’s Christian life and the history of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris have run on parallel lines at various moments of time.
Holy Week – Jesus Asks “Do you understand?”
by John Freund, CM | Apr 17, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Holy Week – Jesus washes feet and asks “Do you understand?” God is present in loving service more than power and might.
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.