Formation
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.”
Jesus Drew the Best Out of Ordinary People
by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The Jerusalem stockbrokers would not have been very interested in Jesus’ leadership team. They liked the way rabbis were picked from among the most promising.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 8
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 20, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
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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.
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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.
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...
Jesus Christ and the Daily Practice of the Vincentians
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Apr 9, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
As a daily practice, Vincentians always have to talk about Jesus. Not only talk, but act like Jesus.
Every Vincentian is Franciscan
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Apr 8, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Every Vincentian is a little Franciscan, because the virtues of this Italian saint permeate our day-to-day.
Blessed Marguerite Rutan, D.C.: died April 9, 1794
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 7, 2019 | Formation
Blessed Marguerite Rutan was a Daughter of Charity who was martyred during the French Revolution.
The Pope Video • Doctors and their Collaborators in War-Torn Areas
by .famvin | Apr 6, 2019 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Doctors and their Collaborators in War-Torn Areas.
St. Louise de Marillac: Happy at the Foot of the Cross
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 5, 2019 | Formation
This presentation gives some examples of the centrality of Jesus crucified in St. Louise’s spiritual evolution.
Following Christ the Evangelizer of the Poor Then and Now
by John Freund, CM | Apr 5, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Just as the first Vincentians 200 years ago could not have imagined the world they were entering, who of us could have imagined just a generation ago the world in which we are serving.