The Jerusalem headhunters would not have been very interested in Jesus’ leadership team. They preferred the way rabbis were picked from among the most promising in their schools.
Formation
Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 2
by Famvin Media Resources | June 14, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
June 16: Anniversary of the Canonization of St. Vincent de Paul
by Famvin Media Resources | June 12, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments
Vincent de Paul’s canonization process was initiated by the Congregation of the Mission 37 years after his death.
What Must Be Done to Confront Global Homelessness? (Video presented at DePaul University)
by Famvin Media Resources | June 10, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness | 0 Comments
What concrete steps can we take today as we seek a world where everyone has a stake in their community and a place to call home? In this video, Mark McGreevy (Depaul International) uses the analogy of an overflowing bathtub to help us think about the problem of homelessness. This is followed by presentations by Lydia Stazen (Institute of Global Homelessness) and Yasmine Cajuste (FamVin Homeless Alliance).
A Master Class – The Gift of Jesus’ Spirit
by John Freund, CM | June 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Some time ago I wrote of my experience with a master teacher. The subject was something I thought I knew. In fact, it was a subject I first “mastered“ when I was about 6 or 7.
Approach Jesus Christ with All Our Being
by Ross Dizon | Jan 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Son through whom God has spoken to us humans in these last days. We Christians are to approach and hear...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 13
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
St. Joan Antida Thouret in Her Own Words
by Famvin Media Resources | May 24, 2019 | Formation
Brief biography and a video with quotes of St. Joan Antida Thouret whose feast day was this week.
What We Know… and Forget… About St. Vincent
by John Freund, CM | May 24, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Vincent serves as a prime example of what Pope Francis calls an “open-eyed mystic”… whose prayer led to action and whose action led to prayer.
A Canadian View: Housing and Homelessness in Canada
by Jim Paddon | May 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
In Canada, the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is very excited to be undertaking the issue of housing during a 3-year national campaign.
Keeping the Word of Peace and Fellowship
by Ross Dizon | May 22, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the one through whom God speaks definitively to his people. Listening to Jesus and keeping his word leads to peace and fellowship. Jesus goes on to say goodbye to his followers. And they must be listening very attentively in view of fondly recalling and...
Traces of The Spirit (Acts 14)
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 22, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
When Paul and Barnabas stepped out into new and threatening lands they knew they were not out there by themselves. They had backup, the sustaining presence of the Spirit of the Risen Jesus. Can we identify the same Holy Spirit working along with us?
A Global Solidarity Network
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | May 20, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the world is coordinated and lives in union of mission and objectives through the International General Council (CGI).
May 23: St. Jeanne-Antide Thouret
by Famvin Media Resources | May 19, 2019 | Formation
The life of St. Jeanne-Antide Thouret is an adventure marked by a passion: the service of the poor, the “suffering members of Jesus Christ,” and by an event: the French Revolution.
May 17, 1658: St. Vincent Gives Rules to the Congregation of the Mission
by Famvin Media Resources | May 17, 2019 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
The Common Rules and the Constitutions of the Congregation of the Mission were printed in 1658 and Vincent distributed copies to the missionaries at an emotional ceremony on the 17th of May.
Keeping Things That Spark Joy
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
“Keep things that spark joy and get rid of the rest” is the mantra of people seeking to declutter their lives. What sparked joy in St. Vincent and St. Louise?